# horilla vs MeiliSearch

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

| | horilla | MeiliSearch |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 9 in Human Resource Management (HRM) | #3 of 41 in Search Engines |
| GitHub stars | 1 478 | 59 701 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +45 | +297 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 33 ✓ |
| Latest release | 2.2.0 · 21 Oct 2026 | v1.56.0 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | LGPL-2.1 | Other |
| Main language | HTML | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

MeiliSearch scores 82/100 against 60/100 for horilla, so it is the safer default.

MeiliSearch ships more often: 33 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for horilla.

MeiliSearch is growing faster right now (+297 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [horilla](https://selfhost.directory/project/horilla) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/horilla.md)
- [MeiliSearch](https://selfhost.directory/project/meilisearch) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/meilisearch.md)

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