# minara vs Nakama

> Two self-hosted [Game Servers projects](https://selfhost.directory/game-servers), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | minara | Nakama |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 37/100 | 75/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #53 of 62 in Game Servers | #4 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | 23 | 13 606 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +64 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 | 9 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.2.0 · 15 Apr 2026 | v3.41.0 · 18 Sept 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Rust | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Nakama scores 75/100 against 37/100 for minara, so it is the safer default.

Nakama ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for minara.

Nakama is growing faster right now (+64 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [minara](https://selfhost.directory/project/minara) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/minara.md)
- [Nakama](https://selfhost.directory/project/nakama) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nakama.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/minara-vs-nakama