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OpenELIS GlobalvsUrbit

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

OpenELIS GlobalUrbit
Score54/10063/100
Rank in category#3 of 5 in Healthcare#3 of 8 in Operating System
GitHub stars2783 622
Stars, last 30 days+0+5
Stable releases, 12 months86
Latest release3.3.0 · 20 Oct 2026408k-2 · 4 Aug 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageNoNo
LicenseMPL-2.0MIT
Main languageJavahoon

Which one should you pick?

Urbit scores 63/100 against 54/100 for OpenELIS Global, so it is the safer default.

OpenELIS Global ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Urbit.

If you want the quickest setup, OpenELIS Global is easier to run; Urbit needs more configuration.

Urbit is growing faster right now (+5 stars in 30 days).

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