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OlaresvsPanWatch

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

OlaresPanWatch
Score65/10062/100
Rank in category#4 of 22 in Home Server#3 of 9 in Fintech
GitHub stars5 3322 275
Stars, last 30 days+46+124
Stable releases, 12 months13512
Latest release1.12.8-20261028 · 28 Oct 20260.20.0 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

Olares scores 65/100 against 62/100 for PanWatch, so it is the safer default.

Olares ships more often: 135 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for PanWatch.

If you want the quickest setup, PanWatch is easier to run; Olares needs more configuration.

PanWatch is growing faster right now (+124 stars in 30 days).

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