# cState vs WuzAPI

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

| | cState | WuzAPI |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 62/100 ✓ | 57/100 |
| Rank in category | #7 of 51 in Monitoring & observability | #7 of 14 in Messaging |
| GitHub stars | 2 901 ✓ | 1 046 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +6 ✓ | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 3 ✓ |
| Latest release | v7-r1 · 17 Oct 2026 | v1.1.0 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | HTML | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

cState scores 62/100 against 57/100 for WuzAPI, so it is the safer default.

WuzAPI ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for cState.

If you want the quickest setup, cState is easier to run; WuzAPI 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)
- [WuzAPI](https://selfhost.directory/project/wuzapi) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/wuzapi.md)

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