juice-shopvsPi-hole
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| juice-shop | Pi-hole | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 87/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 78 in Security | #1 of 41 in DNS |
| GitHub stars | 14 270 | 61 536 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +335 | +492 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 6 |
| Latest release | v20.3.0 · 11 Oct 2026 | v6.5 · 17 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | Shell |
Which one should you pick?
Pi-hole scores 87/100 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 6 for Pi-hole.
If you want the quickest setup, juice-shop is easier to run; Pi-hole needs more configuration.
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