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fosscordvsverdaccio

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

fosscordverdaccio
Score62/10076/100
Rank in category#17 of 110 in Chat#1 of 11 in Package Management
GitHub stars6 72017 956
Stars, last 30 days+9+57
Stable releases, 12 months029
Latest release—v7.0.2 · 26 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main language—Typescript

Which one should you pick?

verdaccio scores 76/100 against 62/100 for fosscord, so it is the safer default.

verdaccio ships more often: 29 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for fosscord.

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

verdaccio is growing faster right now (+57 stars in 30 days).

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