# etcd vs Tandoor Recipes

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

| | etcd | Tandoor Recipes |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 83/100 ✓ | 63/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 38 in Databases | #2 of 18 in Recipe Management |
| GitHub stars | 52 432 ✓ | 8 698 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +125 ✓ | +73 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 18 ✓ |
| Latest release | v3.7.3 · 22 Oct 2026 | 2.7.2 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | Go | HTML |

## Which one should you pick?

etcd scores 83/100 against 63/100 for Tandoor Recipes, so it is the safer default.

Tandoor Recipes ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for etcd.

## Details

- [etcd](https://selfhost.directory/project/etcd) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/etcd.md)
- [Tandoor Recipes](https://selfhost.directory/project/tandoor-recipes) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/tandoor-recipes.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/etcd-vs-tandoor-recipes