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elasticsearchvstrusted-cgi

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

elasticsearchtrusted-cgi
Score83/10045/100
Rank in category#2 of 41 in Search Engines#4 of 7 in Serverless
GitHub stars78 420249
Stars, last 30 days+451—
Stable releases, 12 months320
Latest releasev9.5.5 · 6 Oct 2026—
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherMIT
Main languageJavaGo

Which one should you pick?

elasticsearch scores 83/100 against 45/100 for trusted-cgi, so it is the safer default.

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

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

elasticsearch is growing faster right now (+451 stars in 30 days).

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