# lila vs Standard Notes

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

| | lila | Standard Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 ✓ | 70/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 62 in Game Servers | #8 of 81 in Notes & Editors |
| GitHub stars | 18 917 ✓ | 6 685 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +157 ✓ | +53 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 5 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | @standardnotes/mobile@3.202.11 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Scala | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

lila scores 76/100 against 70/100 for Standard Notes, so it is the safer default.

Standard Notes ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for lila.

lila is growing faster right now (+157 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [lila](https://selfhost.directory/project/lila) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/lila.md)
- [Standard Notes](https://selfhost.directory/project/standard-notes) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/standard-notes.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/lila-vs-standard-notes