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nginx-uivsPlate-Minder

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

nginx-uiPlate-Minder
Score74/10038/100
Rank in category#3 of 12 in Web Servers#90 of 104 in Home Automation
GitHub stars11 682163
Stars, last 30 days+145+0
Stable releases, 12 months370
Latest releasev2.9.1 · 22 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageGoJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

nginx-ui scores 74/100 against 38/100 for Plate-Minder, so it is the safer default.

nginx-ui ships more often: 37 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Plate-Minder.

If you want the quickest setup, nginx-ui is easier to run; Plate-Minder needs more configuration.

nginx-ui is growing faster right now (+145 stars in 30 days).

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