clickhousevsdish
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| clickhouse | dish | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 87/100 | 49/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 40 in Database Management | #25 of 51 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 50 654 | 280 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +613 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 180 | 0 |
| Latest release | v26.10.2.103-stable · 24 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Advanced | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | C | Go |
Which one should you pick?
clickhouse scores 87/100 against 49/100 for dish, so it is the safer default.
clickhouse ships more often: 180 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for dish.
If you want the quickest setup, dish is easier to run; clickhouse needs more configuration.
clickhouse is growing faster right now (+613 stars in 30 days).
clickhouse details →dish details →