# norish vs Unison

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

| | norish | Unison |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 61/100 | 65/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 18 in Recipe Management | #2 of 15 in File Sync |
| GitHub stars | 1 424 | 5 559 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +196 ✓ | +65 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 2 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v2.54.0 · 1 May 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | OCaml |

## Which one should you pick?

Unison scores 65/100 against 61/100 for norish, so it is the safer default.

Unison ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for norish.

norish is growing faster right now (+196 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [norish](https://selfhost.directory/project/norish) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/norish.md)
- [Unison](https://selfhost.directory/project/unison) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/unison.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/norish-vs-unison