# falco vs Harbor

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

| | falco | Harbor |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 80/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #12 of 78 in Security | #1 of 12 in Container Registry |
| GitHub stars | 9 535 | 29 630 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +125 | +186 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 10 ✓ |
| Latest release | 0.45.1 · 19 Oct 2026 | v2.14.6 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | C | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Harbor scores 80/100 against 74/100 for falco, so it is the safer default.

Harbor ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for falco.

## Details

- [falco](https://selfhost.directory/project/falco) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/falco.md)
- [Harbor](https://selfhost.directory/project/harbor) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/harbor.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/falco-vs-harbor