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docker-pi-holevssmart-sec-cam

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

docker-pi-holesmart-sec-cam
Score77/10043/100
Rank in category#3 of 41 in DNS#29 of 36 in Video Streaming
GitHub stars11 727255
Stars, last 30 days+114—
Stable releases, 12 months120
Latest release2026.10.0 · 17 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherGPL-3.0
Main languageShellPython

Which one should you pick?

docker-pi-hole scores 77/100 against 43/100 for smart-sec-cam, so it is the safer default.

docker-pi-hole ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for smart-sec-cam.

If you want the quickest setup, docker-pi-hole is easier to run; smart-sec-cam needs more configuration.

docker-pi-hole is growing faster right now (+114 stars in 30 days).

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