cStatevsZed Attack Proxy (ZAP)
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| cState | Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 62/100 | 80/100 |
| Rank in category | #7 of 51 in Monitoring & observability | #4 of 78 in Security |
| GitHub stars | 2 901 | 16 061 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +6 | +246 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 31 |
| Latest release | v7-r1 · 17 Oct 2026 | w2026-10-23 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | HTML | Java |
Which one should you pick?
Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) scores 80/100 against 62/100 for cState, so it is the safer default.
Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) ships more often: 31 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for cState.
Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) is growing faster right now (+246 stars in 30 days).
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