DiscoursevsShellHub
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Discourse | ShellHub | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 83/100 | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums | #12 of 23 in Remote Access |
| GitHub stars | 48 026 | 2 243 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +137 | +175 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 9 |
| Latest release | _gh-attach-assets · 15 Jul 2026 | v0.28.0 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Ruby | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Discourse scores 83/100 against 64/100 for ShellHub, so it is the safer default.
ShellHub ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for Discourse.
Discourse details →ShellHub details →