nginx-lovevsSafeLine
Two self-hosted Web Application Firewall projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| nginx-love | SafeLine | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 81/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 3 in Web Application Firewall | #1 of 3 in Web Application Firewall |
| GitHub stars | 312 | 23 066 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +396 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 11 |
| Latest release | v4.01 · 31 Oct 2025 | v9.4.3 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |
Which one should you pick?
SafeLine scores 81/100 against 50/100 for nginx-love, so it is the safer default.
SafeLine ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for nginx-love.
SafeLine is growing faster right now (+396 stars in 30 days).
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