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EdenTextvsStirling-PDF

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

EdenTextStirling-PDF
Score49/10087/100
Rank in category#31 of 46 in Document Management#1 of 46 in Document Management
GitHub stars56095 260
Stars, last 30 days—+2 347
Stable releases, 12 months1025
Latest releasev0.12.0 · 23 Oct 2026v3.2.2 · 24 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0Other
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Stirling-PDF scores 87/100 against 49/100 for EdenText, so it is the safer default.

Stirling-PDF ships more often: 25 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for EdenText.

If you want the quickest setup, EdenText is easier to run; Stirling-PDF needs more configuration.

Stirling-PDF is growing faster right now (+2 347 stars in 30 days).

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