# Mealie vs vue-salt-rim

> Two self-hosted [Recipe Management projects](https://selfhost.directory/recipe-management), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Mealie | vue-salt-rim |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 ✓ | 51/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 18 in Recipe Management | #9 of 18 in Recipe Management |
| GitHub stars | 13 711 ✓ | 151 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +409 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 23 ✓ | 19 |
| Latest release | v3.29.0 · 17 Oct 2026 | v5.9.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Vue |

## Which one should you pick?

Mealie scores 75/100 against 51/100 for vue-salt-rim, so it is the safer default.

Mealie ships more often: 23 stable releases in the past year, against 19 for vue-salt-rim.

Mealie is growing faster right now (+409 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Mealie](https://selfhost.directory/project/mealie) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/mealie.md)
- [vue-salt-rim](https://selfhost.directory/project/vue-salt-rim) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/vue-salt-rim.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/mealie-vs-vue-salt-rim