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illa-buildervsPlik

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

illa-builderPlik
Score67/10063/100
Rank in category#3 of 17 in Low Code#6 of 27 in File Sharing & Collaboration
GitHub stars12 3361 829
Stars, last 30 days+12+9
Stable releases, 12 months04
Latest release—1.4.3 · 21 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseApache-2.0Other
Main languageTypescriptGo

Which one should you pick?

illa-builder scores 67/100 against 63/100 for Plik, so it is the safer default.

Plik ships more often: 4 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for illa-builder.

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

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