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hestiavsSemaphore UI

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

hestiaSemaphore UI
Score68/10073/100
Rank in category#2 of 10 in Control Panel#12 of 166 in Developer Tools
GitHub stars4 55214 334
Stars, last 30 days+46+151
Stable releases, 12 months1120
Latest release1.10.5 · 14 Sept 2026v2.18.31 · 7 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageShellGo

Which one should you pick?

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

Semaphore UI ships more often: 20 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for hestia.

If you want the quickest setup, Semaphore UI is easier to run; hestia needs more configuration.

Semaphore UI is growing faster right now (+151 stars in 30 days).

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