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hass-configuratorvsNodeBB

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

hass-configuratorNodeBB
Score50/10073/100
Rank in category#6 of 8 in Configuration Management#4 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums
GitHub stars33915 244
Stars, last 30 days+0+19
Stable releases, 12 months231
Latest release0.7.0 · 18 Oct 2026v4.16.5 · 28 Oct 2026
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

NodeBB scores 73/100 against 50/100 for hass-configurator, so it is the safer default.

NodeBB ships more often: 31 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for hass-configurator.

NodeBB is growing faster right now (+19 stars in 30 days).

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