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OnlookvsShields

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

OnlookShields
Score69/10080/100
Rank in category#1 of 6 in Web Development#6 of 166 in Developer Tools
GitHub stars27 03727 331
Stars, last 30 days+65+125
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
Main languageTypescriptJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

Shields scores 80/100 against 69/100 for Onlook, so it is the safer default.

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

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