DeepSeek Harnessvsscm-manager
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| DeepSeek Harness | scm-manager | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 87/100 | 53/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 209 in AI Agents | #10 of 14 in Code Hosting |
| GitHub stars | 265 139 | 184 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +9 147 | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 3 |
| Latest release | — | 3.11.4 · 11 Feb 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Java |
Which one should you pick?
DeepSeek Harness scores 87/100 against 53/100 for scm-manager, so it is the safer default.
scm-manager ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for DeepSeek Harness.
DeepSeek Harness is growing faster right now (+9 147 stars in 30 days).
DeepSeek Harness details →scm-manager details →