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LanLensvsSearXNG

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

LanLensSearXNG
Score45/10086/100
Rank in category#35 of 48 in Network Monitoring#1 of 41 in Search Engines
GitHub stars14638 962
Stars, last 30 days—+1 396
Stable releases, 12 months130
Latest releasev1.6.0 · 24 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherAGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonPython

Which one should you pick?

SearXNG scores 86/100 against 45/100 for LanLens, so it is the safer default.

LanLens ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for SearXNG.

SearXNG is growing faster right now (+1 396 stars in 30 days).

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