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nginx-ldap-authvsShields

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

nginx-ldap-authShields
Score43/10080/100
Rank in category#31 of 40 in Authentication#6 of 166 in Developer Tools
GitHub stars70927 332
Stars, last 30 days+0+126
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseBSD-2-ClauseApache-2.0
Main languagePythonJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

Shields scores 80/100 against 43/100 for nginx-ldap-auth, so it is the safer default.

If you want the quickest setup, Shields is easier to run; nginx-ldap-auth needs more configuration.

Shields is growing faster right now (+126 stars in 30 days).

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