# cState vs VisionState

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

| | cState | VisionState |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 62/100 ✓ | 49/100 |
| Rank in category | #7 of 51 in Monitoring & observability | #73 of 104 in Home Automation |
| GitHub stars | 2 901 ✓ | 172 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +6 | +41 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 20 ✓ |
| Latest release | v7-r1 · 17 Oct 2026 | v0.11.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | HTML | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

cState scores 62/100 against 49/100 for VisionState, so it is the safer default.

VisionState ships more often: 20 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for cState.

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

VisionState is growing faster right now (+41 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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