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OpsiMatevsSearXNG

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

OpsiMateSearXNG
Score46/10086/100
Rank in category#35 of 51 in Monitoring & observability#1 of 41 in Search Engines
GitHub stars28438 961
Stars, last 30 days—+1 395
Stable releases, 12 months100
Latest releasev0.0.123 · 25 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

SearXNG scores 86/100 against 46/100 for OpsiMate, so it is the safer default.

OpsiMate ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for SearXNG.

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

SearXNG is growing faster right now (+1 395 stars in 30 days).

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