# horilla vs Orca

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

| | horilla | Orca |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 | 91/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 9 in Human Resource Management (HRM) | #1 of 209 in AI Agents |
| GitHub stars | 1 478 | 109 264 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +45 | +9 357 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 16 ✓ |
| Latest release | 2.2.0 · 21 Oct 2026 | v1.4.244 · 29 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | LGPL-2.1 | MIT |
| Main language | HTML | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Orca scores 91/100 against 60/100 for horilla, so it is the safer default.

Orca ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for horilla.

If you want the quickest setup, Orca is easier to run; horilla needs more configuration.

Orca is growing faster right now (+9 357 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [horilla](https://selfhost.directory/project/horilla) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/horilla.md)
- [Orca](https://selfhost.directory/project/orca) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/orca.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/horilla-vs-orca