# Datasette vs JupyterLab

> 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 ✓ | 12 |
| Latest release | 1.0a41 · 24 Sept 2026 | v4.7.0b0 · 28 Oct 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 12 for JupyterLab.

## Details

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

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