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DockerRegistryvsYacy

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

DockerRegistryYacy
Score74/10062/100
Rank in category#2 of 12 in Container Registry#18 of 41 in Search Engines
GitHub stars10 6674 086
Stars, last 30 days+45+41
Stable releases, 12 months30
Latest releasev3.1.2 · 24 Sept 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0Other
Main languageGoJava

Which one should you pick?

DockerRegistry scores 74/100 against 62/100 for Yacy, so it is the safer default.

DockerRegistry ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Yacy.

If you want the quickest setup, DockerRegistry is easier to run; Yacy needs more configuration.

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