# Lemmy vs minutes

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

| | Lemmy | minutes |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 ✓ | 61/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums | #17 of 81 in Notes & Editors |
| GitHub stars | 14 653 ✓ | 1 577 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +46 | +79 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 | 52 ✓ |
| Latest release | 0.19.21 · 26 Oct 2026 | v0.31.1 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Rust | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

Lemmy scores 75/100 against 61/100 for minutes, so it is the safer default.

minutes ships more often: 52 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Lemmy.

## Details

- [Lemmy](https://selfhost.directory/project/lemmy) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/lemmy.md)
- [minutes](https://selfhost.directory/project/minutes) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/minutes.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/lemmy-vs-minutes