cStatevsUtopia
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| cState | Utopia | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 62/100 | 57/100 |
| Rank in category | #7 of 51 in Monitoring & observability | #15 of 42 in Knowledge Management |
| GitHub stars | 2 901 | 8 603 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +6 | +5 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 0 |
| Latest release | v7-r1 · 17 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | HTML | Rust |
Which one should you pick?
cState scores 62/100 against 57/100 for Utopia, so it is the safer default.
cState ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Utopia.
If you want the quickest setup, cState is easier to run; Utopia needs more configuration.
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