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frpvsHevSocks5Server

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

frpHevSocks5Server
Score85/10050/100
Rank in category#1 of 25 in Proxy#15 of 25 in Proxy
GitHub stars110 246620
Stars, last 30 days+652—
Stable releases, 12 months106
Latest releasev0.71.1 · 14 Oct 20262.13.1 · 8 Aug 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoNo
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Main languageGoC

Which one should you pick?

frp scores 85/100 against 50/100 for HevSocks5Server, so it is the safer default.

frp ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for HevSocks5Server.

If you want the quickest setup, HevSocks5Server is easier to run; frp needs more configuration.

frp is growing faster right now (+652 stars in 30 days).

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