# cState vs Veridrop

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

| | cState | Veridrop |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 62/100 ✓ | 45/100 |
| Rank in category | #7 of 51 in Monitoring & observability | #9 of 13 in API |
| GitHub stars | 2 901 ✓ | 692 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +6 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 ✓ | 1 |
| Latest release | v7-r1 · 17 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.1.0 · 15 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | HTML | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

cState scores 62/100 against 45/100 for Veridrop, so it is the safer default.

cState ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for Veridrop.

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

cState is growing faster right now (+6 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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