# grocy vs ties

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

| | grocy | ties |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 ✓ | 43/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 15 in Home Management | #35 of 46 in Bookmarks & Link Sharing |
| GitHub stars | 9 626 ✓ | 198 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +101 ✓ | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 | 4 ✓ |
| Latest release | v4.7.1 · 4 Sept 2026 ✓ | v0.3.0 · 24 Jul 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Main language | Blade | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

grocy scores 75/100 against 43/100 for ties, so it is the safer default.

ties ships more often: 4 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for grocy.

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

grocy is growing faster right now (+101 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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