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geth-ethereumvsStirling-PDF

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

geth-ethereumStirling-PDF
Score86/10087/100
Rank in category#1 of 18 in Blockchain#1 of 46 in Document Management
GitHub stars51 45195 289
Stars, last 30 days+83+2 327
Stable releases, 12 months1525
Latest releasev1.17.10 · 23 Oct 2026v3.2.2 · 24 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseLGPL-3.0Other
Main languageGoTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Stirling-PDF scores 87/100 against 86/100 for geth-ethereum, so it is the safer default.

Stirling-PDF ships more often: 25 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for geth-ethereum.

If you want the quickest setup, Stirling-PDF is easier to run; geth-ethereum needs more configuration.

Stirling-PDF is growing faster right now (+2 327 stars in 30 days).

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