# marimo vs MeiliSearch

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

| | marimo | MeiliSearch |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 78/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #9 of 166 in Developer Tools | #3 of 41 in Search Engines |
| GitHub stars | 23 363 | 59 704 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +472 ✓ | +300 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 21 | 33 ✓ |
| Latest release | 0.25.2 · 19 Oct 2026 | v1.56.0 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | Python | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

MeiliSearch scores 82/100 against 78/100 for marimo, so it is the safer default.

MeiliSearch ships more often: 33 stable releases in the past year, against 21 for marimo.

## Details

- [marimo](https://selfhost.directory/project/marimo) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/marimo.md)
- [MeiliSearch](https://selfhost.directory/project/meilisearch) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/meilisearch.md)

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