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MeiliSearchvstrusted-cgi

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

MeiliSearchtrusted-cgi
Score82/10045/100
Rank in category#3 of 41 in Search Engines#4 of 7 in Serverless
GitHub stars59 696249
Stars, last 30 days+308—
Stable releases, 12 months330
Latest releasev1.56.0 · 26 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherMIT
Main languageRustGo

Which one should you pick?

MeiliSearch scores 82/100 against 45/100 for trusted-cgi, so it is the safer default.

MeiliSearch ships more often: 33 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for trusted-cgi.

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

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

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