DatasettevsJupyterLab
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Datasette | JupyterLab | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 | 78/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 10 in Data Management | #1 of 3 in Data Science |
| GitHub stars | 11 525 | 15 379 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +46 | +63 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 21 | 11 |
| Latest release | 1.0a41 · 24 Sept 2026 | v4.7.0a2 · 21 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
JupyterLab scores 78/100 against 72/100 for Datasette, so it is the safer default.
Datasette ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for JupyterLab.
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