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CompreFacevsTypst

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

CompreFaceTypst
Score70/10082/100
Rank in category#18 of 125 in AI#1 of 2 in Publishing
GitHub stars8 38856 868
Stars, last 30 days+60+139
Stable releases, 12 months05
Latest release—v0.15.1 · 17 Jul 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
Main languageJavaRust

Which one should you pick?

Typst scores 82/100 against 70/100 for CompreFace, so it is the safer default.

Typst ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for CompreFace.

If you want the quickest setup, Typst is easier to run; CompreFace needs more configuration.

Typst is growing faster right now (+139 stars in 30 days).

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