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DeepSeek HarnessvsShiny Server

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

DeepSeek HarnessShiny Server
Score87/10057/100
Rank in category#3 of 209 in AI Agents#2 of 20 in Application Management
GitHub stars264 906763
Stars, last 30 days+8 914+0
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageNoNo
LicenseMITOther
Main languageTypescriptJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

DeepSeek Harness scores 87/100 against 57/100 for Shiny Server, so it is the safer default.

If you want the quickest setup, DeepSeek Harness is easier to run; Shiny Server needs more configuration.

DeepSeek Harness is growing faster right now (+8 914 stars in 30 days).

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