polarvstrigger
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| polar | trigger | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 76/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 13 in Billing | #7 of 32 in Workflow Automation |
| GitHub stars | 10 436 | 16 649 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +157 | +250 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 49 |
| Latest release | @polar-sh/cli@3.0.0 · 16 Oct 2026 | v4.8.1 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
trigger scores 76/100 against 71/100 for polar, so it is the safer default.
trigger ships more often: 49 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for polar.
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