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faasvsSurrealDB

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

faasSurrealDB
Score68/10078/100
Rank in category#1 of 7 in Serverless#5 of 38 in Databases
GitHub stars26 25333 241
Stars, last 30 days+8+183
Stable releases, 12 months121
Latest release0.27.14 · 2 Jul 2026v3.3.4 · 19 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherOther
Main languageGoRust

Which one should you pick?

SurrealDB scores 78/100 against 68/100 for faas, so it is the safer default.

SurrealDB ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for faas.

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

SurrealDB is growing faster right now (+183 stars in 30 days).

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