# ExcaliDash vs SurrealDB

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

| | ExcaliDash | SurrealDB |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 58/100 | 77/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 9 in Whiteboarding | #5 of 38 in Databases |
| GitHub stars | 1 701 | 33 242 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +118 | +175 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 8 | 22 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.6.6 · 22 Oct 2026 | v3.3.5 · 29 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | LGPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

SurrealDB scores 77/100 against 58/100 for ExcaliDash, so it is the safer default.

SurrealDB ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for ExcaliDash.

## Details

- [ExcaliDash](https://selfhost.directory/project/excalidash) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/excalidash.md)
- [SurrealDB](https://selfhost.directory/project/surrealdb) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/surrealdb.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/excalidash-vs-surrealdb