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drawdbvsSearXNG

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

drawdbSearXNG
Score80/10086/100
Rank in category#1 of 12 in Diagramming#1 of 41 in Search Engines
GitHub stars40 16038 961
Stars, last 30 days+469+1 395
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageJavaScriptPython

Which one should you pick?

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

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

SearXNG is growing faster right now (+1 395 stars in 30 days).

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