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jamvsPairDrop

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

jamPairDrop
Score46/10075/100
Rank in category#8 of 12 in Privacy#2 of 86 in File Sharing
GitHub stars33311 714
Stars, last 30 days—+255
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

PairDrop scores 75/100 against 46/100 for jam, so it is the safer default.

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

PairDrop is growing faster right now (+255 stars in 30 days).

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