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ChartDBvsself-hosted-livesync-server

Two self-hosted Database Management projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

ChartDBself-hosted-livesync-server
Score74/10045/100
Rank in category#7 of 40 in Database Management#37 of 40 in Database Management
GitHub stars23 027274
Stars, last 30 days+77—
Stable releases, 12 months50
Latest releasev1.20.1 · 7 Apr 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageTypescriptShell

Which one should you pick?

ChartDB scores 74/100 against 45/100 for self-hosted-livesync-server, so it is the safer default.

ChartDB ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for self-hosted-livesync-server.

If you want the quickest setup, ChartDB is easier to run; self-hosted-livesync-server needs more configuration.

ChartDB is growing faster right now (+77 stars in 30 days).

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