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dub-linksvsSearXNG

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

dub-linksSearXNG
Score74/10086/100
Rank in category#1 of 23 in URL Shortener#1 of 41 in Search Engines
GitHub stars24 98138 967
Stars, last 30 days+166+1 355
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseOtherAGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

SearXNG scores 86/100 against 74/100 for dub-links, so it is the safer default.

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

SearXNG is growing faster right now (+1 355 stars in 30 days).

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