HarborvsSure
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Harbor | Sure | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 74/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 12 in Container Registry | #4 of 62 in Personal Finance |
| GitHub stars | 29 637 | 10 712 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +193 | +688 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 15 |
| Latest release | v2.14.6 · 23 Oct 2026 | v0.7.5-hotfix.3 · 24 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Ruby |
Which one should you pick?
Harbor scores 80/100 against 74/100 for Sure, so it is the safer default.
Sure ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for Harbor.
If you want the quickest setup, Sure is easier to run; Harbor needs more configuration.
Sure is growing faster right now (+688 stars in 30 days).
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