# home-screens vs Prism

> Two self-hosted [Dakboard alternatives](https://selfhost.directory/alternative-to/dakboard), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | home-screens | Prism |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 ✓ | 44/100 |
| Rank in category | #63 of 104 in Home Automation | #23 of 30 in Calendar & Contacts |
| GitHub stars | 90 | 126 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +21 ✓ | +2 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 10 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.14.0 · 25 Oct 2026 ✓ | v1.30.1 · 20 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

home-screens scores 50/100 against 44/100 for Prism, so it is the safer default.

Prism ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for home-screens.

home-screens is growing faster right now (+21 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [home-screens](https://selfhost.directory/project/home-screens) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/home-screens.md)
- [Prism](https://selfhost.directory/project/prism-3) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/prism-3.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/home-screens-vs-prism-3