# disco-daemon vs Meshery

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

| | disco-daemon | Meshery |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 48/100 | 73/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #11 of 14 in Platform as a Service | #2 of 7 in Kubernetes |
| GitHub stars | 175 | 12 072 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +51 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 12 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.27.1 · 16 Jan 2026 | v1.0.74 · 22 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Meshery scores 73/100 against 48/100 for disco-daemon, so it is the safer default.

Meshery ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for disco-daemon.

Meshery is growing faster right now (+51 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [disco-daemon](https://selfhost.directory/project/disco-daemon) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/disco-daemon.md)
- [Meshery](https://selfhost.directory/project/meshery) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/meshery.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/disco-daemon-vs-meshery