# juice-shop vs NGINX

> 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.

## Details

- [juice-shop](https://selfhost.directory/project/juice-shop) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/juice-shop.md)
- [NGINX](https://selfhost.directory/project/nginx) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nginx.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/juice-shop-vs-nginx