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fogprojectvsSearXNG

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

fogprojectSearXNG
Score63/10086/100
Rank in category#1 of 15 in Backup Management#1 of 41 in Search Engines
GitHub stars1 69038 956
Stars, last 30 days+18+1 390
Stable releases, 12 months150
Latest release1.5.10.2518 · 11 Oct 2026—
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languagePHPPython

Which one should you pick?

SearXNG scores 86/100 against 63/100 for fogproject, so it is the safer default.

fogproject ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for SearXNG.

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

SearXNG is growing faster right now (+1 390 stars in 30 days).

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