juice-shopvsMastodon
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| juice-shop | Mastodon | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 82/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 78 in Security | #2 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums |
| GitHub stars | 14 271 | 50 456 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +336 | +137 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 38 |
| Latest release | v20.3.0 · 11 Oct 2026 | v4.4.26 · 1 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Ruby |
Which one should you pick?
Mastodon scores 82/100 against 81/100 for juice-shop, so it is the safer default.
Mastodon ships more often: 38 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for juice-shop.
If you want the quickest setup, juice-shop is easier to run; Mastodon needs more configuration.
juice-shop is growing faster right now (+336 stars in 30 days).
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