# grocy vs TailGuard

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

| | grocy | TailGuard |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 ✓ | 48/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 15 in Home Management | #37 of 56 in VPN |
| GitHub stars | 9 624 ✓ | 611 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +99 ✓ | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 | 10 ✓ |
| Latest release | v4.7.1 · 4 Sept 2026 | v1.104.2 · 21 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Blade | Shell |

## Which one should you pick?

grocy scores 75/100 against 48/100 for TailGuard, so it is the safer default.

TailGuard ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for grocy.

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

grocy is growing faster right now (+99 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [grocy](https://selfhost.directory/project/grocy) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/grocy.md)
- [TailGuard](https://selfhost.directory/project/tailguard) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/tailguard.md)

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