# daily-stars-explorer vs openhands

> Two self-hosted [Developer Tools projects](https://selfhost.directory/developer-tools), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | daily-stars-explorer | openhands |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 47/100 | 87/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #98 of 166 in Developer Tools | #1 of 166 in Developer Tools |
| GitHub stars | 411 | 92 105 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +3 107 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 54 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.1.0 · 8 Feb 2026 | v1.34.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | JavaScript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

openhands scores 87/100 against 47/100 for daily-stars-explorer, so it is the safer default.

openhands ships more often: 54 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for daily-stars-explorer.

If you want the quickest setup, daily-stars-explorer is easier to run; openhands needs more configuration.

openhands is growing faster right now (+3 107 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [daily-stars-explorer](https://selfhost.directory/project/daily-stars-explorer) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/daily-stars-explorer.md)
- [openhands](https://selfhost.directory/project/openhands) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/openhands.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/daily-stars-explorer-vs-openhands