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MQTTX WebvsWindowsinDocker

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

MQTTX WebWindowsinDocker
Score67/10083/100
Rank in category#3 of 10 in IoT#1 of 15 in Virtualization
GitHub stars5 08653 709
Stars, last 30 days+22+324
Stable releases, 12 months311
Latest releasev1.13.2 · 26 Oct 2026v6.06 · 5 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Main languageTypescriptShell

Which one should you pick?

WindowsinDocker scores 83/100 against 67/100 for MQTTX Web, so it is the safer default.

WindowsinDocker ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for MQTTX Web.

If you want the quickest setup, MQTTX Web is easier to run; WindowsinDocker needs more configuration.

WindowsinDocker is growing faster right now (+324 stars in 30 days).

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