# juice-shop vs OpenWA

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | juice-shop | OpenWA |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 ✓ | 77/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 78 in Security | #2 of 19 in API Management |
| GitHub stars | 14 270 | 16 351 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +335 | +345 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 ✓ | 3 |
| Latest release | v20.3.0 · 11 Oct 2026 | v0.26.0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

juice-shop scores 81/100 against 77/100 for OpenWA, so it is the safer default.

juice-shop ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for OpenWA.

## Details

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

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