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elasticsearchvsmeshping

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

elasticsearchmeshping
Score83/10047/100
Rank in category#2 of 41 in Search Engines#31 of 48 in Network Monitoring
GitHub stars78 421170
Stars, last 30 days+452—
Stable releases, 12 months320
Latest releasev9.5.5 · 6 Oct 2026—
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherMIT
Main languageJavaPython

Which one should you pick?

elasticsearch scores 83/100 against 47/100 for meshping, so it is the safer default.

elasticsearch ships more often: 32 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for meshping.

If you want the quickest setup, meshping is easier to run; elasticsearch needs more configuration.

elasticsearch is growing faster right now (+452 stars in 30 days).

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