# juice-shop vs umbrelOS

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

| | juice-shop | umbrelOS |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 ✓ | 72/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 78 in Security | #2 of 22 in Home Server |
| GitHub stars | 14 282 ✓ | 12 478 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +339 | +426 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 ✓ | 7 |
| Latest release | v20.3.0 · 11 Oct 2026 ✓ | 2.0.0 · 22 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

juice-shop scores 81/100 against 72/100 for umbrelOS, so it is the safer default.

juice-shop ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for umbrelOS.

If you want the quickest setup, juice-shop is easier to run; umbrelOS needs more configuration.

## Details

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

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