# Keploy vs Technitium DNS Server

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

| | Keploy | Technitium DNS Server |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 77/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 10 in Testing | #3 of 41 in DNS |
| GitHub stars | 18 871 ✓ | 10 238 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +206 | +257 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 28 ✓ | 11 |
| Latest release | v3.6.170 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ | v15.6.2 · 17 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Technitium DNS Server scores 77/100 against 74/100 for Keploy, so it is the safer default.

Keploy ships more often: 28 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for Technitium DNS Server.

If you want the quickest setup, Technitium DNS Server is easier to run; Keploy needs more configuration.

## Details

- [Keploy](https://selfhost.directory/project/keploy) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/keploy.md)
- [Technitium DNS Server](https://selfhost.directory/project/technitium-dns-server) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/technitium-dns-server.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/keploy-vs-technitium-dns-server