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Mayan EDMSvsNodeBB

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

Mayan EDMSNodeBB
Score58/10073/100
Rank in category#18 of 46 in Document Management#4 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums
GitHub stars67215 243
Stars, last 30 days+0+18
Stable releases, 12 months030
Latest release—v4.16.4 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseGPL-2.0-onlyGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

NodeBB scores 73/100 against 58/100 for Mayan EDMS, so it is the safer default.

NodeBB ships more often: 30 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Mayan EDMS.

NodeBB is growing faster right now (+18 stars in 30 days).

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