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Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Mosquitto | Semaphore UI | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 | 73/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 10 in IoT | #12 of 166 in Developer Tools |
| GitHub stars | 11 306 | 14 334 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +86 | +151 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 20 |
| Latest release | — | v2.18.31 · 7 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Main language | C | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Mosquitto scores 76/100 against 73/100 for Semaphore UI, so it is the safer default.
Semaphore UI ships more often: 20 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Mosquitto.
If you want the quickest setup, Semaphore UI is easier to run; Mosquitto needs more configuration.
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