# hot-updater vs Openship

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

| | hot-updater | Openship |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 62/100 | 67/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 20 in Application Management | #1 of 10 in PaaS |
| GitHub stars | 1 799 | 14 972 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +70 | +102 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 47 ✓ | 11 |
| Latest release | v1.1.4 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.9.5 · 24 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Openship scores 67/100 against 62/100 for hot-updater, so it is the safer default.

hot-updater ships more often: 47 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for Openship.

If you want the quickest setup, Openship is easier to run; hot-updater needs more configuration.

## Details

- [hot-updater](https://selfhost.directory/project/hot-updater) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/hot-updater.md)
- [Openship](https://selfhost.directory/project/openship) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/openship.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/hot-updater-vs-openship