# hadoop vs octelium

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

| | hadoop | octelium |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 ✓ | 59/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 1 in Distributed Systems | #22 of 56 in VPN |
| GitHub stars | 15 702 ✓ | 4 134 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +33 | +64 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 21 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v0.47.0 · 24 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Java | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

hadoop scores 76/100 against 59/100 for octelium, so it is the safer default.

octelium ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for hadoop.

## Details

- [hadoop](https://selfhost.directory/project/hadoop) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/hadoop.md)
- [octelium](https://selfhost.directory/project/octelium) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/octelium.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/hadoop-vs-octelium