# polar vs Superset

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

| | polar | Superset |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 88/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 13 in Billing | #1 of 15 in Business Intelligence |
| GitHub stars | 10 436 | 75 353 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +157 | +436 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 25 ✓ |
| Latest release | @polar-sh/cli@3.0.0 · 16 Oct 2026 ✓ | superset-helm-chart-0.22.8 · 9 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Superset scores 88/100 against 71/100 for polar, so it is the safer default.

Superset ships more often: 25 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for polar.

Superset is growing faster right now (+436 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [polar](https://selfhost.directory/project/polar) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/polar.md)
- [Superset](https://selfhost.directory/project/superset) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/superset.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/polar-vs-superset