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Duix.AvatarvsPixelFed

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

Duix.AvatarPixelFed
Score68/10064/100
Rank in category#20 of 125 in AI#11 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums
GitHub stars16 1257 131
Stars, last 30 days+128+24
Stable releases, 12 months015
Latest release—v0.15.2 · 21 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseOtherAGPL-3.0
Main languageCPHP

Which one should you pick?

Duix.Avatar scores 68/100 against 64/100 for PixelFed, so it is the safer default.

PixelFed ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Duix.Avatar.

Duix.Avatar is growing faster right now (+128 stars in 30 days).

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