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cobaltvsShiny Server

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

cobaltShiny Server
Score83/10057/100
Rank in category#1 of 45 in Download Management#2 of 20 in Application Management
GitHub stars45 601763
Stars, last 30 days+1 791+0
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0Other
Main languageSvelteJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

cobalt scores 83/100 against 57/100 for Shiny Server, so it is the safer default.

If you want the quickest setup, cobalt is easier to run; Shiny Server needs more configuration.

cobalt is growing faster right now (+1 791 stars in 30 days).

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