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ElementvsTypebot

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

ElementTypebot
Score76/10070/100
Rank in category#2 of 13 in Instant Messaging#1 of 6 in Chatbot
GitHub stars13 62110 585
Stars, last 30 days+119+224
Stable releases, 12 months188
Latest releasev1.12.33 · 27 Oct 2026v3.19.1 · 20 Oct 2026
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0Other
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Element scores 76/100 against 70/100 for Typebot, so it is the safer default.

Element ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for Typebot.

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