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drivebasevsilla-builder

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

drivebaseilla-builder
Score51/10067/100
Rank in category#17 of 34 in File Management#3 of 17 in Low Code
GitHub stars59412 336
Stars, last 30 days—+14
Stable releases, 12 months20
Latest releasev4.0.0 · 3 Jun 2026—
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageNoNo
LicenseMITApache-2.0
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

illa-builder scores 67/100 against 51/100 for drivebase, so it is the safer default.

drivebase ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for illa-builder.

If you want the quickest setup, drivebase is easier to run; illa-builder needs more configuration.

illa-builder is growing faster right now (+14 stars in 30 days).

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