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MobilizonvsNodeBB

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

MobilizonNodeBB
Score65/10073/100
Rank in category#1 of 11 in Event Management#4 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums
GitHub stars—15 243
Stars, last 30 days—+18
Stable releases, 12 months031
Latest release—v4.16.5 · 28 Oct 2026
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main language—JavaScript

Which one should you pick?

NodeBB scores 73/100 against 65/100 for Mobilizon, so it is the safer default.

NodeBB ships more often: 31 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Mobilizon.

NodeBB is growing faster right now (+18 stars in 30 days).

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