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DrawnixvsSearXNG

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

DrawnixSearXNG
Score65/10086/100
Rank in category#6 of 12 in Diagramming#1 of 41 in Search Engines
GitHub stars14 99438 961
Stars, last 30 days+33+1 395
Stable releases, 12 months10
Latest releasev0.4.0 · 19 Apr 2026—
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

SearXNG scores 86/100 against 65/100 for Drawnix, so it is the safer default.

Drawnix ships more often: 1 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for SearXNG.

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

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