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go-ssb-roomvsHyphanet

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

go-ssb-roomHyphanet
Score47/10058/100
Rank in category#3 of 3 in Peer-to-Peer#2 of 3 in Peer-to-Peer
GitHub stars2001 228
Stars, last 30 days—+11
Stable releases, 12 months04
Latest release—build01507 · 4 Sept 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoNo
LicenseMITGPL-2.0
Main languageGoJava

Which one should you pick?

Hyphanet scores 58/100 against 47/100 for go-ssb-room, so it is the safer default.

Hyphanet ships more often: 4 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for go-ssb-room.

If you want the quickest setup, Hyphanet is easier to run; go-ssb-room needs more configuration.

Hyphanet is growing faster right now (+11 stars in 30 days).

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