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openvoxvsShields

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

openvoxShields
Score53/10080/100
Rank in category#5 of 8 in Configuration Management#6 of 166 in Developer Tools
GitHub stars19927 334
Stars, last 30 days+0+128
Stable releases, 12 months170
Latest release8.31.2 · 29 Oct 2026—
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
Main languageRubyJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

Shields scores 80/100 against 53/100 for openvox, so it is the safer default.

openvox ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Shields.

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

Shields is growing faster right now (+128 stars in 30 days).

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