# juice-shop vs Vert

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

| | juice-shop | Vert |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 ✓ | 71/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 78 in Security | #2 of 10 in File Conversion |
| GitHub stars | 14 275 | 16 175 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +332 | +542 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v20.3.0 · 11 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

juice-shop scores 81/100 against 71/100 for Vert, so it is the safer default.

juice-shop ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Vert.

## Details

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

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