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illa-buildervsLanLens

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

illa-builderLanLens
Score67/10045/100
Rank in category#3 of 17 in Low Code#35 of 48 in Network Monitoring
GitHub stars12 336147
Stars, last 30 days+12+1
Stable releases, 12 months013
Latest release—v1.6.0 · 24 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseApache-2.0Other
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

illa-builder scores 67/100 against 45/100 for LanLens, so it is the safer default.

LanLens ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for illa-builder.

If you want the quickest setup, LanLens is easier to run; illa-builder needs more configuration.

illa-builder is growing faster right now (+12 stars in 30 days).

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