# juice-shop vs PostgREST

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

| | juice-shop | PostgREST |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 ✓ | 79/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 78 in Security | #2 of 13 in API |
| GitHub stars | 14 271 | 27 733 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +336 ✓ | +55 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 20 ✓ |
| Latest release | v20.3.0 · 11 Oct 2026 | v16.5 · 18 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Haskell |

## Which one should you pick?

juice-shop scores 81/100 against 79/100 for PostgREST, so it is the safer default.

PostgREST ships more often: 20 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for juice-shop.

juice-shop is growing faster right now (+336 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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