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cozystackvsVert

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

cozystackVert
Score67/10071/100
Rank in category#6 of 14 in Platform as a Service#2 of 10 in File Conversion
GitHub stars2 37616 162
Stars, last 30 days+141+532
Stable releases, 12 months120
Latest releasev1.6.4 · 16 Oct 2026—
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageGoTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Vert scores 71/100 against 67/100 for cozystack, so it is the safer default.

cozystack ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Vert.

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

Vert is growing faster right now (+532 stars in 30 days).

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