# Discourse vs frp

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

| | Discourse | frp |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 83/100 | 85/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums | #1 of 25 in Proxy |
| GitHub stars | 48 028 | 110 277 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +132 | +666 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 10 ✓ |
| Latest release | _gh-attach-assets · 15 Jul 2026 | v0.71.1 · 14 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | GPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Ruby | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

frp scores 85/100 against 83/100 for Discourse, so it is the safer default.

frp ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for Discourse.

frp is growing faster right now (+666 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Discourse](https://selfhost.directory/project/discourse) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/discourse.md)
- [frp](https://selfhost.directory/project/frp) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/frp.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/discourse-vs-frp