# databend vs Datasette

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

| | databend | Datasette |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 72/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 2 in Data Warehousing | #4 of 10 in Data Management |
| GitHub stars | 9 487 | 11 525 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +36 | +46 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 21 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.2.925-patch-15 · 15 Oct 2026 ✓ | 1.0a41 · 24 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Rust | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Datasette scores 72/100 against 69/100 for databend, so it is the safer default.

Datasette ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for databend.

## Details

- [databend](https://selfhost.directory/project/databend) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/databend.md)
- [Datasette](https://selfhost.directory/project/datasette) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/datasette.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/databend-vs-datasette