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docker-pi-holevsZulip

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

docker-pi-holeZulip
Score77/10082/100
Rank in category#3 of 41 in DNS#1 of 110 in Chat
GitHub stars11 72726 133
Stars, last 30 days+114+190
Stable releases, 12 months126
Latest release2026.10.0 · 17 Oct 202612.3 · 21 Sept 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherApache-2.0
Main languageShellPython

Which one should you pick?

Zulip scores 82/100 against 77/100 for docker-pi-hole, so it is the safer default.

docker-pi-hole ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Zulip.

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

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