# falco vs Meshery

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

| | falco | Meshery |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 ✓ | 73/100 |
| Rank in category | #12 of 78 in Security | #2 of 7 in Kubernetes |
| GitHub stars | 9 535 | 12 070 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +125 ✓ | +49 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 12 ✓ |
| Latest release | 0.45.1 · 19 Oct 2026 | v1.0.74 · 22 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | C | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

falco scores 74/100 against 73/100 for Meshery, so it is the safer default.

Meshery ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for falco.

falco is growing faster right now (+125 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [falco](https://selfhost.directory/project/falco) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/falco.md)
- [Meshery](https://selfhost.directory/project/meshery) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/meshery.md)

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