juice-shopvsNakama
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| juice-shop | Nakama | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 76/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 78 in Security | #3 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | 14 271 | 13 604 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +336 | +62 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 9 |
| Latest release | v20.3.0 · 11 Oct 2026 | v3.41.0 · 18 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |
Which one should you pick?
juice-shop scores 81/100 against 76/100 for Nakama, so it is the safer default.
If you want the quickest setup, juice-shop is easier to run; Nakama needs more configuration.
juice-shop is growing faster right now (+336 stars in 30 days).
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