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EverShelfvsfarmOS

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

EverShelffarmOS
Score50/10061/100
Rank in category#6 of 11 in Food & Agriculture#2 of 11 in Food & Agriculture
GitHub stars1481 381
Stars, last 30 days—+24
Stable releases, 12 months1018
Latest releasev1.16.16 · 25 Oct 20263.5.9 · 21 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-2.0
Main languagePHPPHP

Which one should you pick?

farmOS scores 61/100 against 50/100 for EverShelf, so it is the safer default.

farmOS ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for EverShelf.

If you want the quickest setup, EverShelf is easier to run; farmOS needs more configuration.

farmOS is growing faster right now (+24 stars in 30 days).

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