# lila vs Pterodactyl

> Two self-hosted [Game Servers projects](https://selfhost.directory/game-servers), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | lila | Pterodactyl |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 ✓ | 75/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 62 in Game Servers | #5 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | 18 909 ✓ | 9 435 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +149 | +181 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 11 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v1.15.2 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | Scala | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

lila scores 76/100 against 75/100 for Pterodactyl, so it is the safer default.

Pterodactyl ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for lila.

## Details

- [lila](https://selfhost.directory/project/lila) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/lila.md)
- [Pterodactyl](https://selfhost.directory/project/pterodactyl) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pterodactyl.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/lila-vs-pterodactyl