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MesheryvsPanWatch

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

MesheryPanWatch
Score73/10062/100
Rank in category#2 of 7 in Kubernetes#3 of 9 in Fintech
GitHub stars12 0732 272
Stars, last 30 days+52+121
Stable releases, 12 months1212
Latest releasev1.0.74 · 22 Oct 20260.20.0 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

Meshery scores 73/100 against 62/100 for PanWatch, so it is the safer default.

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

PanWatch is growing faster right now (+121 stars in 30 days).

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