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Duix.AvatarvsRustDesk Server

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

Duix.AvatarRustDesk Server
Score68/10075/100
Rank in category#20 of 125 in AI#4 of 22 in Remote Desktop
GitHub stars16 12110 627
Stars, last 30 days+124+178
Stable releases, 12 months02
Latest release—1.1.16 · 20 Jul 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherAGPL-3.0
Main languageCRust

Which one should you pick?

RustDesk Server scores 75/100 against 68/100 for Duix.Avatar, so it is the safer default.

RustDesk Server ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Duix.Avatar.

If you want the quickest setup, RustDesk Server is easier to run; Duix.Avatar needs more configuration.

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