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ChartDBvsTogetherJS

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

ChartDBTogetherJS
Score74/10057/100
Rank in category#7 of 40 in Database Management#10 of 30 in Collaboration
GitHub stars23 0266 997
Stars, last 30 days+76—
Stable releases, 12 months50
Latest releasev1.20.1 · 7 Apr 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0MPL-2.0
Main languageTypescriptJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

ChartDB scores 74/100 against 57/100 for TogetherJS, so it is the safer default.

ChartDB ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for TogetherJS.

If you want the quickest setup, ChartDB is easier to run; TogetherJS needs more configuration.

ChartDB is growing faster right now (+76 stars in 30 days).

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