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ChartDBvszusam

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

ChartDBzusam
Score74/10044/100
Rank in category#7 of 40 in Database Management#58 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums
GitHub stars23 030223
Stars, last 30 days+80+0
Stable releases, 12 months52
Latest releasev1.20.1 · 7 Apr 20260.6.1 · 2 Mar 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptPHP

Which one should you pick?

ChartDB scores 74/100 against 44/100 for zusam, so it is the safer default.

ChartDB ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for zusam.

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

ChartDB is growing faster right now (+80 stars in 30 days).

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