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GLPIvsTechnitium DNS Server

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

GLPITechnitium DNS Server
Score71/10077/100
Rank in category#1 of 3 in IT Management#3 of 41 in DNS
GitHub stars6 52610 249
Stars, last 30 days+142+261
Stable releases, 12 months2011
Latest release12.0.1 · 28 Oct 2026v15.6.2 · 17 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main languagePHPC

Which one should you pick?

Technitium DNS Server scores 77/100 against 71/100 for GLPI, so it is the safer default.

GLPI ships more often: 20 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for Technitium DNS Server.

If you want the quickest setup, Technitium DNS Server is easier to run; GLPI needs more configuration.

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