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minisatipvsStirling-PDF

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

minisatipStirling-PDF
Score52/10087/100
Rank in category#33 of 54 in Media Streaming#1 of 46 in Document Management
GitHub stars37395 299
Stars, last 30 days+0+2 337
Stable releases, 12 months2225
Latest releasev2.0.180 · 29 Oct 2026v3.2.2 · 24 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseGPL-2.0Other
Main languageC++Typescript

Which one should you pick?

Stirling-PDF scores 87/100 against 52/100 for minisatip, so it is the safer default.

Stirling-PDF ships more often: 25 stable releases in the past year, against 22 for minisatip.

If you want the quickest setup, Stirling-PDF is easier to run; minisatip needs more configuration.

Stirling-PDF is growing faster right now (+2 337 stars in 30 days).

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