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jamvsShields

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

jamShields
Score46/10080/100
Rank in category#8 of 12 in Privacy#6 of 166 in Developer Tools
GitHub stars33327 331
Stars, last 30 days+0+125
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITApache-2.0
Main languageTypescriptJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

Shields scores 80/100 against 46/100 for jam, so it is the safer default.

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

Shields is growing faster right now (+125 stars in 30 days).

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