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lilavspaperclip

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

lilapaperclip
Score76/10088/100
Rank in category#3 of 62 in Game Servers#4 of 124 in AI
GitHub stars18 920108 406
Stars, last 30 days+156+25 582
Stable releases, 12 months010
Latest release—v2026.1012.0 · 12 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageScalaTypescript

Which one should you pick?

paperclip scores 88/100 against 76/100 for lila, so it is the safer default.

paperclip ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for lila.

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

paperclip is growing faster right now (+25 582 stars in 30 days).

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