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dub-linksvsSyncthing

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

dub-linksSyncthing
Score74/10090/100
Rank in category#1 of 23 in URL Shortener#1 of 15 in File Sync
GitHub stars24 97689 847
Stars, last 30 days+168+965
Stable releases, 12 months08
Latest release—v2.1.7 · 21 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseOtherMPL-2.0
Main languageTypescriptGo

Which one should you pick?

Syncthing scores 90/100 against 74/100 for dub-links, so it is the safer default.

Syncthing ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for dub-links.

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

Syncthing is growing faster right now (+965 stars in 30 days).

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