cStatevsWallabag
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| cState | Wallabag | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 62/100 | 73/100 |
| Rank in category | #7 of 51 in Monitoring & observability | #4 of 46 in Bookmarks & Link Sharing |
| GitHub stars | 2 901 | 13 034 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +6 | +51 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 1 |
| Latest release | v7-r1 · 17 Oct 2026 | 2.6.15 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | HTML | PHP |
Which one should you pick?
Wallabag scores 73/100 against 62/100 for cState, so it is the safer default.
cState ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for Wallabag.
If you want the quickest setup, cState is easier to run; Wallabag needs more configuration.
Wallabag is growing faster right now (+51 stars in 30 days).
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