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excalidrawvsTechnitium DNS Server

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

excalidrawTechnitium DNS Server
Score91/10077/100
Rank in category#1 of 9 in Whiteboarding#3 of 41 in DNS
GitHub stars134 75010 246
Stars, last 30 days+2 008+265
Stable releases, 12 months111
Latest releasev0.18.1 · 21 Apr 2026v15.6.2 · 17 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptC

Which one should you pick?

excalidraw scores 91/100 against 77/100 for Technitium DNS Server, so it is the safer default.

Technitium DNS Server ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for excalidraw.

If you want the quickest setup, Technitium DNS Server is easier to run; excalidraw needs more configuration.

excalidraw is growing faster right now (+2 008 stars in 30 days).

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