# label-studio vs windmill

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

| | label-studio | windmill |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 ✓ | 77/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 3 in Data Collection | #6 of 32 in Workflow Automation |
| GitHub stars | 28 575 ✓ | 18 307 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +233 | +287 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 4 | 163 ✓ |
| Latest release | 1.23.2 · 29 Sept 2026 | v1.853.0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

label-studio scores 80/100 against 77/100 for windmill, so it is the safer default.

windmill ships more often: 163 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for label-studio.

If you want the quickest setup, label-studio is easier to run; windmill needs more configuration.

## Details

- [label-studio](https://selfhost.directory/project/label-studio) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/label-studio.md)
- [windmill](https://selfhost.directory/project/windmill) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/windmill.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/label-studio-vs-windmill