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globalping-probevsSearXNG

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

globalping-probeSearXNG
Score48/10086/100
Rank in category#29 of 48 in Network Monitoring#1 of 41 in Search Engines
GitHub stars21538 965
Stars, last 30 days+0+1 353
Stable releases, 12 months190
Latest releasev0.54.0 · 25 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseISCAGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

SearXNG scores 86/100 against 48/100 for globalping-probe, so it is the safer default.

globalping-probe ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for SearXNG.

If you want the quickest setup, globalping-probe is easier to run; SearXNG needs more configuration.

SearXNG is growing faster right now (+1 353 stars in 30 days).

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