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GotifyvsSandstorm

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

GotifySandstorm
Score74/10065/100
Rank in category#3 of 19 in Notifications#1 of 5 in Web Hosting
GitHub stars16 1477 078
Stars, last 30 days+186+1
Stable releases, 12 months60
Latest releasev3.1.1 · 15 Sept 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseOtherOther
Main languageGoJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

Gotify scores 74/100 against 65/100 for Sandstorm, so it is the safer default.

Gotify ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Sandstorm.

If you want the quickest setup, Gotify is easier to run; Sandstorm needs more configuration.

Gotify is growing faster right now (+186 stars in 30 days).

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