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ExcaliDashvsself-hosted-livesync-server

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

ExcaliDashself-hosted-livesync-server
Score58/10045/100
Rank in category#3 of 9 in Whiteboarding#37 of 40 in Database Management
GitHub stars1 701274
Stars, last 30 days+120—
Stable releases, 12 months80
Latest releasev0.6.6 · 22 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseLGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageTypescriptShell

Which one should you pick?

ExcaliDash scores 58/100 against 45/100 for self-hosted-livesync-server, so it is the safer default.

ExcaliDash ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for self-hosted-livesync-server.

If you want the quickest setup, ExcaliDash is easier to run; self-hosted-livesync-server needs more configuration.

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

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