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LibreChatvsShiny Server

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

LibreChatShiny Server
Score85/10057/100
Rank in category#1 of 69 in AI Chat#2 of 20 in Application Management
GitHub stars46 441763
Stars, last 30 days+1 538+0
Stable releases, 12 months60
Latest releasev0.8.8 · 1 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseMITOther
Main languageTypescriptJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

LibreChat scores 85/100 against 57/100 for Shiny Server, so it is the safer default.

LibreChat ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Shiny Server.

If you want the quickest setup, LibreChat is easier to run; Shiny Server needs more configuration.

LibreChat is growing faster right now (+1 538 stars in 30 days).

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