# harness vs restic-rest-server

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

| | harness | restic-rest-server |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 ✓ | 60/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 28 in CI/CD | #18 of 46 in Backup |
| GitHub stars | 38 746 ✓ | 1 532 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +319 ✓ | +36 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v2.28.2 · 20 Apr 2026 | — |
| Setup | Easy | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Main language | Go | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

harness scores 80/100 against 60/100 for restic-rest-server, so it is the safer default.

harness ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for restic-rest-server.

harness is growing faster right now (+319 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [harness](https://selfhost.directory/project/harness) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/harness.md)
- [restic-rest-server](https://selfhost.directory/project/restic-rest-server) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/restic-rest-server.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/harness-vs-restic-rest-server