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frappe_dockervsSurrealDB

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

frappe_dockerSurrealDB
Score66/10078/100
Rank in category#1 of 1 in Docker#5 of 38 in Databases
GitHub stars2 61033 241
Stars, last 30 days+36+183
Stable releases, 12 months1621
Latest releasev4.1.1 · 19 Oct 2026v3.3.4 · 19 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITOther
Main languagePythonRust

Which one should you pick?

SurrealDB scores 78/100 against 66/100 for frappe_docker, so it is the safer default.

SurrealDB ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 16 for frappe_docker.

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

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

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