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chat-uivsZeroNet

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

chat-uiZeroNet
Score72/10063/100
Rank in category#8 of 69 in AI Chat#1 of 3 in Peer-to-Peer
GitHub stars11 00218 786
Stars, last 30 days+38+18
Stable releases, 12 months20
Latest releasev0.10.0 · 11 May 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0Other
Main languageTypescriptJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

chat-ui scores 72/100 against 63/100 for ZeroNet, so it is the safer default.

chat-ui ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ZeroNet.

If you want the quickest setup, chat-ui is easier to run; ZeroNet needs more configuration.

chat-ui is growing faster right now (+38 stars in 30 days).

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