# lila vs nginx-love

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

| | lila | nginx-love |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 ✓ | 50/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 62 in Game Servers | #3 of 3 in Web Application Firewall |
| GitHub stars | 18 918 ✓ | 312 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +158 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 1 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v4.01 · 31 Oct 2025 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Scala | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

lila scores 76/100 against 50/100 for nginx-love, so it is the safer default.

nginx-love ships more often: 1 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for lila.

If you want the quickest setup, nginx-love is easier to run; lila needs more configuration.

lila is growing faster right now (+158 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [lila](https://selfhost.directory/project/lila) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/lila.md)
- [nginx-love](https://selfhost.directory/project/nginx-love) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nginx-love.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/lila-vs-nginx-love