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Pimcorevsrustdesk

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

Pimcorerustdesk
Score61/10092/100
Rank in category#6 of 18 in Content Management#1 of 22 in Remote Desktop
GitHub stars3 883127 397
Stars, last 30 days+28+2 925
Stable releases, 12 months357
Latest releasev2026.3.3.1 · 22 Oct 20261.5.0 · 25 Sept 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherAGPL-3.0
Main languagePHPRust

Which one should you pick?

rustdesk scores 92/100 against 61/100 for Pimcore, so it is the safer default.

Pimcore ships more often: 35 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for rustdesk.

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

rustdesk is growing faster right now (+2 925 stars in 30 days).

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