juice-shopvsmitmproxy
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| juice-shop | mitmproxy | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 86/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 78 in Security | #1 of 48 in Network Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 14 270 | 46 451 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +335 | +1 316 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 5 |
| Latest release | v20.3.0 · 11 Oct 2026 | v12.3.1 · 25 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |
Which one should you pick?
mitmproxy scores 86/100 against 81/100 for juice-shop, so it is the safer default.
juice-shop ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for mitmproxy.
If you want the quickest setup, juice-shop is easier to run; mitmproxy needs more configuration.
mitmproxy is growing faster right now (+1 316 stars in 30 days).
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