# polar vs Technitium DNS Server

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

| | polar | Technitium DNS Server |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 77/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 13 in Billing | #3 of 41 in DNS |
| GitHub stars | 10 436 ✓ | 10 251 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +157 | +263 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 11 ✓ |
| Latest release | @polar-sh/cli@3.0.0 · 16 Oct 2026 | v15.6.2 · 17 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Technitium DNS Server scores 77/100 against 71/100 for polar, so it is the safer default.

Technitium DNS Server ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for polar.

If you want the quickest setup, Technitium DNS Server is easier to run; polar needs more configuration.

## Details

- [polar](https://selfhost.directory/project/polar) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/polar.md)
- [Technitium DNS Server](https://selfhost.directory/project/technitium-dns-server) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/technitium-dns-server.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/polar-vs-technitium-dns-server