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dokployvsSearXNG

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

dokploySearXNG
Score80/10086/100
Rank in category#2 of 14 in Platform as a Service#1 of 41 in Search Engines
GitHub stars38 09238 953
Stars, last 30 days+606+1 387
Stable releases, 12 months270
Latest releasev0.30.10 · 22 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherAGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

SearXNG scores 86/100 against 80/100 for dokploy, so it is the safer default.

dokploy ships more often: 27 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for SearXNG.

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

SearXNG is growing faster right now (+1 387 stars in 30 days).

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