# Lemmy vs Openship

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

| | Lemmy | Openship |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 ✓ | 67/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums | #1 of 10 in PaaS |
| GitHub stars | 14 654 | 14 977 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +45 | +107 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 | 11 ✓ |
| Latest release | 0.19.21 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.9.5 · 24 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Rust | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Lemmy scores 75/100 against 67/100 for Openship, so it is the safer default.

Openship ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Lemmy.

Openship is growing faster right now (+107 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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