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GitnessvsLanLens

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

GitnessLanLens
Score80/10045/100
Rank in category#2 of 14 in Code Hosting#35 of 48 in Network Monitoring
GitHub stars38 748146
Stars, last 30 days+321—
Stable releases, 12 months613
Latest releasev2.28.2 · 20 Apr 2026v1.6.0 · 24 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0Other
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

Gitness scores 80/100 against 45/100 for LanLens, so it is the safer default.

LanLens ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Gitness.

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

Gitness is growing faster right now (+321 stars in 30 days).

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