juice-shopvsNGINX
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| juice-shop | NGINX | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 84/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 78 in Security | #2 of 12 in Web Servers |
| GitHub stars | 14 272 | 32 003 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +329 | +279 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 21 |
| Latest release | v20.3.0 · 11 Oct 2026 | release-1.31.8 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | BSD-2-Clause |
| Main language | Typescript | C |
Which one should you pick?
NGINX scores 84/100 against 81/100 for juice-shop, so it is the safer default.
NGINX ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for juice-shop.
If you want the quickest setup, juice-shop is easier to run; NGINX needs more configuration.
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