# grocy vs Shields

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

| | grocy | Shields |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 | 80/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 15 in Home Management | #6 of 166 in Developer Tools |
| GitHub stars | 9 625 | 27 331 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +100 | +125 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v4.7.1 · 4 Sept 2026 | — |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Blade | JavaScript |

## Which one should you pick?

Shields scores 80/100 against 75/100 for grocy, so it is the safer default.

grocy ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Shields.

## Details

- [grocy](https://selfhost.directory/project/grocy) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/grocy.md)
- [Shields](https://selfhost.directory/project/shields) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/shields.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/grocy-vs-shields