digarrvsDiscourse
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| digarr | Discourse | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 83/100 |
| Rank in category | #68 of 142 in Media Management | #1 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums |
| GitHub stars | 320 | 48 027 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +131 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 23 | 1 |
| Latest release | v2.1.0 · 23 Oct 2026 | _gh-attach-assets · 15 Jul 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Ruby |
Which one should you pick?
Discourse scores 83/100 against 50/100 for digarr, so it is the safer default.
digarr ships more often: 23 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for Discourse.
Discourse is growing faster right now (+131 stars in 30 days).
digarr details →Discourse details →