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ExcaliDashvsOneSearch

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

ExcaliDashOneSearch
Score58/10039/100
Rank in category#3 of 9 in Whiteboarding#36 of 41 in Search Engines
GitHub stars1 70127
Stars, last 30 days+120—
Stable releases, 12 months818
Latest releasev0.6.6 · 22 Oct 2026v1.7.1 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseLGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

ExcaliDash scores 58/100 against 39/100 for OneSearch, so it is the safer default.

OneSearch ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for ExcaliDash.

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

ExcaliDash is growing faster right now (+120 stars in 30 days).

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