CompreFacevsTrilium Notes
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| CompreFace | Trilium Notes | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 83/100 |
| Rank in category | #19 of 125 in AI | #2 of 42 in Knowledge Management |
| GitHub stars | 8 388 | 38 608 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +56 | +633 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 14 |
| Latest release | — | v0.106.1 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Java | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
Trilium Notes scores 83/100 against 69/100 for CompreFace, so it is the safer default.
Trilium Notes ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for CompreFace.
Trilium Notes is growing faster right now (+633 stars in 30 days).
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