Olaresvspolar
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Olares | polar | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 65/100 | 71/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 22 in Home Server | #1 of 13 in Billing |
| GitHub stars | 5 332 | 10 436 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +46 | +157 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 135 | 1 |
| Latest release | 1.12.8-20261028 · 28 Oct 2026 | @polar-sh/cli@3.0.0 · 16 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Python |
Which one should you pick?
polar scores 71/100 against 65/100 for Olares, so it is the safer default.
Olares ships more often: 135 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for polar.
polar is growing faster right now (+157 stars in 30 days).
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