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element-webvsTorollo

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

element-webTorollo
Score75/10047/100
Rank in category#2 of 33 in Communication#15 of 30 in Education
GitHub stars13 621449
Stars, last 30 days+119—
Stable releases, 12 months1710
Latest releasev1.12.33 · 27 Oct 2026v1.2.5 · 10 Sept 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

element-web scores 75/100 against 47/100 for Torollo, so it is the safer default.

element-web ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for Torollo.

If you want the quickest setup, Torollo is easier to run; element-web needs more configuration.

element-web is growing faster right now (+119 stars in 30 days).

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