# hestia vs Nakama

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

| | hestia | Nakama |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 75/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 10 in Control Panel | #4 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | 4 554 | 13 608 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +49 | +66 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 11 ✓ | 9 |
| Latest release | 1.10.5 · 14 Sept 2026 | v3.41.0 · 18 Sept 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Shell | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Nakama 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 9 for Nakama.

## Details

- [hestia](https://selfhost.directory/project/hestia) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/hestia.md)
- [Nakama](https://selfhost.directory/project/nakama) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nakama.md)

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