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paperclipvsRemoteTerm for MeshCore

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

paperclipRemoteTerm for MeshCore
Score88/10045/100
Rank in category#4 of 125 in AI#4 of 4 in Amateur Radio
GitHub stars108 377337
Stars, last 30 days+25 553+0
Stable releases, 12 months1010
Latest releasev2026.1012.0 · 12 Oct 20263.17.1 · 26 Jul 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

paperclip scores 88/100 against 45/100 for RemoteTerm for MeshCore, so it is the safer default.

If you want the quickest setup, paperclip is easier to run; RemoteTerm for MeshCore needs more configuration.

paperclip is growing faster right now (+25 553 stars in 30 days).

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