# cState vs WindsurfAPI

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

| | cState | WindsurfAPI |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 62/100 ✓ | 30/100 |
| Rank in category | #7 of 51 in Monitoring & observability | #122 of 125 in AI |
| GitHub stars | 2 901 | 3 111 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +6 ✓ | +1 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 8 ✓ |
| Latest release | v7-r1 · 17 Oct 2026 | v3.141.592657 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy | — |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | HTML | JavaScript |

## Which one should you pick?

cState scores 62/100 against 30/100 for WindsurfAPI, so it is the safer default.

WindsurfAPI ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for cState.

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)
- [WindsurfAPI](https://selfhost.directory/project/windsurfapi) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/windsurfapi.md)

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