# headscale vs Tandoor Recipes

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

| | headscale | Tandoor Recipes |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 82/100 ✓ | 63/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 31 in Networking | #2 of 18 in Recipe Management |
| GitHub stars | 45 160 ✓ | 8 702 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 053 ✓ | +75 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 18 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.29.6 · 24 Oct 2026 | 2.7.2 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Other |
| Main language | Go | HTML |

## Which one should you pick?

headscale scores 82/100 against 63/100 for Tandoor Recipes, so it is the safer default.

Tandoor Recipes ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for headscale.

headscale is growing faster right now (+1 053 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [headscale](https://selfhost.directory/project/headscale) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/headscale.md)
- [Tandoor Recipes](https://selfhost.directory/project/tandoor-recipes) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/tandoor-recipes.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/headscale-vs-tandoor-recipes