# hestia vs Lemmy

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

| | hestia | Lemmy |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 75/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 10 in Control Panel | #3 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums |
| GitHub stars | 4 554 | 14 652 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +49 ✓ | +43 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 11 ✓ | 3 |
| Latest release | 1.10.5 · 14 Sept 2026 | 0.19.21 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Shell | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

Lemmy scores 75/100 against 68/100 for hestia, so it is the safer default.

hestia ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Lemmy.

## Details

- [hestia](https://selfhost.directory/project/hestia) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/hestia.md)
- [Lemmy](https://selfhost.directory/project/lemmy) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/lemmy.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/hestia-vs-lemmy