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GitnessvsWeb Rendering Proxy (WRP)

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

GitnessWeb Rendering Proxy (WRP)
Score80/10053/100
Rank in category#2 of 14 in Code Hosting#11 of 25 in Proxy
GitHub stars38 7461 306
Stars, last 30 days+319—
Stable releases, 12 months64
Latest releasev2.28.2 · 20 Apr 20264.10.3 · 23 Apr 2026
SetupEasyEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
Main languageGoGo

Which one should you pick?

Gitness scores 80/100 against 53/100 for Web Rendering Proxy (WRP), so it is the safer default.

Gitness ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for Web Rendering Proxy (WRP).

Gitness is growing faster right now (+319 stars in 30 days).

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