# Discount Bandit vs Apache Tika

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

| | Discount Bandit | Apache Tika |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 55/100 | 68/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #18 of 27 in E-commerce | #1 of 2 in Data Extraction |
| GitHub stars | 759 | 4 115 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +16 | +16 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 4 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v-4.0.5 · 23 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | — | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Java |

## Which one should you pick?

Apache Tika scores 68/100 against 55/100 for Discount Bandit, so it is the safer default.

Discount Bandit ships more often: 4 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Apache Tika.

## Details

- [Discount Bandit](https://selfhost.directory/project/discount-bandit) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/discount-bandit.md)
- [Apache Tika](https://selfhost.directory/project/tika) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/tika.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/discount-bandit-vs-tika