# LabTether vs Meshery

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

| | LabTether | Meshery |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 51/100 | 73/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #8 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring | #2 of 7 in Kubernetes |
| GitHub stars | 234 | 12 072 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +51 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 5 | 12 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.4.0 · 17 Apr 2026 | v1.0.74 · 22 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Meshery scores 73/100 against 51/100 for LabTether, so it is the safer default.

Meshery ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for LabTether.

Meshery is growing faster right now (+51 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [LabTether](https://selfhost.directory/project/labtether) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/labtether.md)
- [Meshery](https://selfhost.directory/project/meshery) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/meshery.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/labtether-vs-meshery