# hestia vs Meshery

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

| | hestia | Meshery |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 73/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 10 in Control Panel | #2 of 7 in Kubernetes |
| GitHub stars | 4 551 | 12 070 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +45 | +49 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 11 | 12 ✓ |
| Latest release | 1.10.5 · 14 Sept 2026 | v1.0.74 · 22 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Shell | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Meshery scores 73/100 against 68/100 for hestia, so it is the safer default.

Meshery ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for hestia.

## Details

- [hestia](https://selfhost.directory/project/hestia) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/hestia.md)
- [Meshery](https://selfhost.directory/project/meshery) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/meshery.md)

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