# Mealie vs Traefik

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

| | Mealie | Traefik |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 | 87/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 18 in Recipe Management | #1 of 24 in Reverse Proxy |
| GitHub stars | 13 713 | 65 400 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +411 | +459 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 23 | 34 ✓ |
| Latest release | v3.29.0 · 17 Oct 2026 | v2.11.60 · 20 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Traefik scores 87/100 against 75/100 for Mealie, so it is the safer default.

Traefik ships more often: 34 stable releases in the past year, against 23 for Mealie.

## Details

- [Mealie](https://selfhost.directory/project/mealie) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/mealie.md)
- [Traefik](https://selfhost.directory/project/traefik) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/traefik.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/mealie-vs-traefik