# issue-status vs MeiliSearch

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

| | issue-status | MeiliSearch |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 47/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #31 of 51 in Monitoring & observability | #3 of 41 in Search Engines |
| GitHub stars | 429 | 59 701 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +313 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 33 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v1.56.0 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

MeiliSearch scores 82/100 against 47/100 for issue-status, so it is the safer default.

MeiliSearch ships more often: 33 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for issue-status.

If you want the quickest setup, issue-status is easier to run; MeiliSearch needs more configuration.

MeiliSearch is growing faster right now (+313 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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