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docker-pi-holevsPairDrop

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

docker-pi-holePairDrop
Score77/10075/100
Rank in category#3 of 41 in DNS#2 of 86 in File Sharing
GitHub stars11 72511 711
Stars, last 30 days+112+252
Stable releases, 12 months130
Latest release2026.10.0 · 17 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherGPL-3.0
Main languageShellJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

docker-pi-hole scores 77/100 against 75/100 for PairDrop, so it is the safer default.

docker-pi-hole ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for PairDrop.

PairDrop is growing faster right now (+252 stars in 30 days).

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