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MeiliSearchvsopenvpn_webpanel_manager

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

MeiliSearchopenvpn_webpanel_manager
Score82/10039/100
Rank in category#3 of 41 in Search Engines#50 of 56 in VPN
GitHub stars59 712297
Stars, last 30 days+308+0
Stable releases, 12 months3312
Latest releasev1.56.0 · 26 Oct 20264.0.1 · 4 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseOtherOther
Main languageRustShell

Which one should you pick?

MeiliSearch scores 82/100 against 39/100 for openvpn_webpanel_manager, so it is the safer default.

MeiliSearch ships more often: 33 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for openvpn_webpanel_manager.

If you want the quickest setup, MeiliSearch is easier to run; openvpn_webpanel_manager needs more configuration.

MeiliSearch is growing faster right now (+308 stars in 30 days).

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