# cState vs uncloud

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

| | cState | uncloud |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 62/100 | 65/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #7 of 51 in Monitoring & observability | #3 of 11 in Container Orchestration |
| GitHub stars | 2 901 | 5 584 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +6 | +81 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 10 ✓ |
| Latest release | v7-r1 · 17 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.21.0 · 2 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | HTML | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

uncloud scores 65/100 against 62/100 for cState, so it is the safer default.

uncloud ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for cState.

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

uncloud is growing faster right now (+81 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [cState](https://selfhost.directory/project/cstate) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/cstate.md)
- [uncloud](https://selfhost.directory/project/uncloud) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/uncloud.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/cstate-vs-uncloud