# nginx-love vs web-check

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

| | nginx-love | web-check |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 81/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 3 in Web Application Firewall | #1 of 3 in OSINT |
| GitHub stars | 312 | 35 280 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +373 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 3 ✓ |
| Latest release | v4.01 · 31 Oct 2025 | 2.3.0 · 2 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

web-check scores 81/100 against 50/100 for nginx-love, so it is the safer default.

web-check ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for nginx-love.

If you want the quickest setup, web-check is easier to run; nginx-love needs more configuration.

web-check is growing faster right now (+373 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [nginx-love](https://selfhost.directory/project/nginx-love) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nginx-love.md)
- [web-check](https://selfhost.directory/project/web-check) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/web-check.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/nginx-love-vs-web-check