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ExcaliDashvsfirebolt-core

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

ExcaliDashfirebolt-core
Score58/10044/100
Rank in category#3 of 9 in Whiteboarding#32 of 38 in Databases
GitHub stars1 701256
Stars, last 30 days+118+0
Stable releases, 12 months86
Latest releasev0.6.6 · 22 Oct 2026v4.31.13-0.20260424104720.5698ca5339fc · 24 Apr 2026
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseLGPL-3.0Other
Main languageTypescriptShell

Which one should you pick?

ExcaliDash scores 58/100 against 44/100 for firebolt-core, so it is the safer default.

ExcaliDash ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for firebolt-core.

If you want the quickest setup, ExcaliDash is easier to run; firebolt-core needs more configuration.

ExcaliDash is growing faster right now (+118 stars in 30 days).

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