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mouseholevsVert

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

mouseholeVert
Score44/10071/100
Rank in category#64 of 86 in File Sharing#2 of 10 in File Conversion
GitHub stars31816 175
Stars, last 30 days+0+542
Stable releases, 12 months40
Latest releasev0.5.0 · 20 Jun 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
License—AGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Vert scores 71/100 against 44/100 for mousehole, so it is the safer default.

mousehole ships more often: 4 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Vert.

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

Vert is growing faster right now (+542 stars in 30 days).

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