photon-dockervsQGIS
Two self-hosted Geospatial projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| photon-docker | QGIS | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 48/100 | 81/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 8 in Geospatial | #1 of 8 in Geospatial |
| GitHub stars | 319 | 14 728 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +107 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 11 | 10 |
| Latest release | 2.5.0 · 25 Oct 2026 | final-4_2_3 · 28 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | C++ |
Which one should you pick?
QGIS scores 81/100 against 48/100 for photon-docker, so it is the safer default.
photon-docker ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for QGIS.
QGIS is growing faster right now (+107 stars in 30 days).
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