# home-screens vs NodeBB

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

| | home-screens | NodeBB |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 73/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #63 of 104 in Home Automation | #4 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums |
| GitHub stars | 96 | 15 244 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +27 ✓ | +19 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 31 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.14.0 · 25 Oct 2026 | v4.16.5 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | JavaScript |

## Which one should you pick?

NodeBB scores 73/100 against 50/100 for home-screens, so it is the safer default.

NodeBB ships more often: 31 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for home-screens.

## Details

- [home-screens](https://selfhost.directory/project/home-screens) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/home-screens.md)
- [NodeBB](https://selfhost.directory/project/nodebb) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nodebb.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/home-screens-vs-nodebb