# cState vs Wallabag

> 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 | 13 033 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +6 | +50 ✓ |
| 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 (+50 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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