# Coturn vs Nakama

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

| | Coturn | Nakama |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 76/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 1 in WebRTC | #3 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | 14 527 ✓ | 13 604 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +100 ✓ | +62 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 16 ✓ | 9 |
| Latest release | docker/4.18.0-r0 · 8 Sept 2026 | v3.41.0 · 18 Sept 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | C | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Nakama scores 76/100 against 71/100 for Coturn, so it is the safer default.

Coturn ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for Nakama.

## Details

- [Coturn](https://selfhost.directory/project/coturn) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/coturn.md)
- [Nakama](https://selfhost.directory/project/nakama) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nakama.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/coturn-vs-nakama