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openwhiskvsShields

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

openwhiskShields
Score67/10080/100
Rank in category#2 of 7 in Serverless#6 of 166 in Developer Tools
GitHub stars6 80327 333
Stars, last 30 days+5+127
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
Main languageScalaJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

Shields scores 80/100 against 67/100 for openwhisk, so it is the safer default.

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

Shields is growing faster right now (+127 stars in 30 days).

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