Jupyter Notebookvsmarimo
Two self-hosted Developer Tools projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Jupyter Notebook | marimo | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 59/100 | 78/100 |
| Rank in category | #45 of 166 in Developer Tools | #8 of 166 in Developer Tools |
| GitHub stars | 13 460 | 23 359 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +103 | +473 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 8 | 21 |
| Latest release | v7.5.8 · 5 Oct 2026 | 0.25.2 · 19 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Jupyter Notebook | Python |
Which one should you pick?
marimo scores 78/100 against 59/100 for Jupyter Notebook, so it is the safer default.
marimo ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for Jupyter Notebook.
If you want the quickest setup, Jupyter Notebook is easier to run; marimo needs more configuration.
marimo is growing faster right now (+473 stars in 30 days).
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