# Docker Engine vs supabase

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

| | Docker Engine | supabase |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 92/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Container Orchestration | #1 of 40 in Database Management |
| GitHub stars | 72 220 | 114 252 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +88 | +3 543 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 17 ✓ | 8 |
| Latest release | docker-v29.9.2 · 20 Oct 2026 ✓ | v1.26.08 · 7 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

supabase scores 92/100 against 80/100 for Docker Engine, so it is the safer default.

Docker Engine ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for supabase.

supabase is growing faster right now (+3 543 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Docker Engine](https://selfhost.directory/project/docker-engine) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/docker-engine.md)
- [supabase](https://selfhost.directory/project/supabase) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/supabase.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/docker-engine-vs-supabase