Cloud in a Bottlevsoctelium
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Cloud in a Bottle | octelium | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 51/100 | 59/100 |
| Rank in category | #9 of 10 in PaaS | #22 of 56 in VPN |
| GitHub stars | 1 235 | 4 133 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +65 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 21 |
| Latest release | v0.3.0 · 26 Oct 2026 | v0.47.0 · 24 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
octelium scores 59/100 against 51/100 for Cloud in a Bottle, so it is the safer default.
octelium ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for Cloud in a Bottle.
octelium is growing faster right now (+65 stars in 30 days).
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