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cobaltvsUVdesk Helpdesk

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

cobaltUVdesk Helpdesk
Score83/10069/100
Rank in category#1 of 45 in Download Management#2 of 14 in Customer Support
GitHub stars45 61019 638
Stars, last 30 days+1 800+26
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0OSL-3.0
Main languageSvelteCSS

Which one should you pick?

cobalt scores 83/100 against 69/100 for UVdesk Helpdesk, so it is the safer default.

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

cobalt is growing faster right now (+1 800 stars in 30 days).

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