# grocy vs traccar

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

| | grocy | traccar |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 ✓ | 74/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 15 in Home Management | #1 of 2 in Fleet Management |
| GitHub stars | 9 624 ✓ | 7 973 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +101 | +176 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 | 15 ✓ |
| Latest release | v4.7.1 · 4 Sept 2026 | v6.16.0 · 27 Sept 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Blade | Java |

## Which one should you pick?

grocy scores 75/100 against 74/100 for traccar, so it is the safer default.

traccar ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for grocy.

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

## Details

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

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