Open Food Networkvspolar
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Open Food Network | polar | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 62/100 | 71/100 |
| Rank in category | #15 of 27 in E-commerce | #1 of 13 in Billing |
| GitHub stars | 1 301 | 10 436 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +16 | +157 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 27 | 1 |
| Latest release | v5.8.1 · 22 Oct 2026 | @polar-sh/cli@3.0.0 · 16 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Ruby | Python |
Which one should you pick?
polar scores 71/100 against 62/100 for Open Food Network, so it is the safer default.
Open Food Network ships more often: 27 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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