mbusdvsOpenMES
Two self-hosted Industrial IoT projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| mbusd | OpenMES | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 52/100 | 47/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 4 in Industrial IoT | #4 of 4 in Industrial IoT |
| GitHub stars | 684 | 178 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 10 |
| Latest release | v0.5.3 · 7 Apr 2026 | v0.27.0 · 14 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | C | PHP |
Which one should you pick?
mbusd scores 52/100 against 47/100 for OpenMES, so it is the safer default.
OpenMES ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for mbusd.
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