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ElementvsResourceSpace

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

ElementResourceSpace
Score76/10064/100
Rank in category#2 of 13 in Instant Messaging#15 of 142 in Media Management
GitHub stars13 621—
Stars, last 30 days+119—
Stable releases, 12 months180
Latest releasev1.12.33 · 27 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0BSD-3-Clause
Main languageTypescript—

Which one should you pick?

Element scores 76/100 against 64/100 for ResourceSpace, so it is the safer default.

Element ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ResourceSpace.

Element is growing faster right now (+119 stars in 30 days).

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