# Harbor vs SafeLine

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

| | Harbor | SafeLine |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 81/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 12 in Container Registry | #1 of 3 in Web Application Firewall |
| GitHub stars | 29 634 ✓ | 23 071 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +190 | +401 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 11 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2.14.6 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ | v9.4.3 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

SafeLine scores 81/100 against 80/100 for Harbor, so it is the safer default.

SafeLine ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for Harbor.

SafeLine is growing faster right now (+401 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Harbor](https://selfhost.directory/project/harbor) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/harbor.md)
- [SafeLine](https://selfhost.directory/project/safeline) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/safeline.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/harbor-vs-safeline