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dub-linksvsShields

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

dub-linksShields
Score74/10080/100
Rank in category#1 of 23 in URL Shortener#6 of 166 in Developer Tools
GitHub stars24 98127 331
Stars, last 30 days+166+125
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseOtherApache-2.0
Main languageTypescriptJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

Shields scores 80/100 against 74/100 for dub-links, so it is the safer default.

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

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