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ExcaliDashvssphinx-relay

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ExcaliDashsphinx-relay
Score58/10044/100
Rank in category#3 of 9 in Whiteboarding#71 of 110 in Chat
GitHub stars1 701247
Stars, last 30 days+118+0
Stable releases, 12 months80
Latest releasev0.6.6 · 22 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseLGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

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

ExcaliDash ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for sphinx-relay.

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

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

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