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elasticsearchvstrip2g

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

elasticsearchtrip2g
Score84/10040/100
Rank in category#2 of 41 in Search Engines#30 of 42 in Knowledge Management
GitHub stars78 42140
Stars, last 30 days+441+0
Stable releases, 12 months325
Latest releasev9.5.5 · 6 Oct 2026v0.12.0 · 19 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherMIT
Main languageJavaGo

Which one should you pick?

elasticsearch scores 84/100 against 40/100 for trip2g, so it is the safer default.

elasticsearch ships more often: 32 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for trip2g.

If you want the quickest setup, trip2g is easier to run; elasticsearch needs more configuration.

elasticsearch is growing faster right now (+441 stars in 30 days).

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