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MyDuck ServervsMySQL

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

MyDuck ServerMySQL
Score49/10078/100
Rank in category#30 of 38 in Databases#4 of 40 in Database Management
GitHub stars59412 486
Stars, last 30 days—+51
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseApache-2.0Other
Main languageGoC++

Which one should you pick?

MySQL scores 78/100 against 49/100 for MyDuck Server, so it is the safer default.

MySQL is growing faster right now (+51 stars in 30 days).

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