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Nginx Proxy Managervstiledesk

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

Nginx Proxy Managertiledesk
Score82/10051/100
Rank in category#2 of 24 in Reverse Proxy#46 of 110 in Chat
GitHub stars34 574325
Stars, last 30 days+347+1
Stable releases, 12 months111
Latest releasev2.16.0 · 24 Sept 20261.2.1 · 6 Oct 2026
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageTypescriptMustache

Which one should you pick?

Nginx Proxy Manager scores 82/100 against 51/100 for tiledesk, so it is the safer default.

Nginx Proxy Manager ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for tiledesk.

If you want the quickest setup, Nginx Proxy Manager is easier to run; tiledesk needs more configuration.

Nginx Proxy Manager is growing faster right now (+347 stars in 30 days).

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