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Gotenbergvssocks5-proxy-server

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

Gotenbergsocks5-proxy-server
Score77/10043/100
Rank in category#2 of 12 in Document Processing#5 of 10 in Network
GitHub stars13 471145
Stars, last 30 days+315+0
Stable releases, 12 months161
Latest releasev8.39.0 · 27 Oct 2026v1.20.0 · 29 Nov 2025
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseMITApache-2.0
Main languageGoJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

Gotenberg scores 77/100 against 43/100 for socks5-proxy-server, so it is the safer default.

Gotenberg ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for socks5-proxy-server.

If you want the quickest setup, Gotenberg is easier to run; socks5-proxy-server needs more configuration.

Gotenberg is growing faster right now (+315 stars in 30 days).

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