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MTranServervsZeroNet

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

MTranServerZeroNet
Score63/10063/100
Rank in category#4 of 9 in Translation#1 of 3 in Peer-to-Peer
GitHub stars4 73118 785
Stars, last 30 days+12+15
Stable releases, 12 months90
Latest releasev5.1.0 · 16 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0Other
Main languageC++JavaScript

Which one should you pick?

MTranServer and ZeroNet score the same (63/100), so the choice comes down to the details below.

MTranServer ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ZeroNet.

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

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