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metamcpvsPanWatch

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

metamcpPanWatch
Score61/10062/100
Rank in category#10 of 39 in API Gateway#3 of 9 in Fintech
GitHub stars2 7342 269
Stars, last 30 days+48+118
Stable releases, 12 months312
Latest releasev2.4.22 · 19 Dec 20250.20.0 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

PanWatch scores 62/100 against 61/100 for metamcp, so it is the safer default.

PanWatch ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for metamcp.

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

PanWatch is growing faster right now (+118 stars in 30 days).

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