EvidencevsHelical Insight
Two self-hosted Business Intelligence projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Evidence | Helical Insight | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 70/100 | 58/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 15 in Business Intelligence | #10 of 15 in Business Intelligence |
| GitHub stars | 7 076 | 1 105 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +118 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 1 |
| Latest release | — | v7.0.0 · 30 Jul 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | JavaScript |
Which one should you pick?
Evidence scores 70/100 against 58/100 for Helical Insight, so it is the safer default.
Helical Insight ships more often: 1 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Evidence.
Evidence is growing faster right now (+118 stars in 30 days).
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