polarvsUrbit
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| polar | Urbit | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 63/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 13 in Billing | #3 of 8 in Operating System |
| GitHub stars | 10 437 | 3 622 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +158 | +5 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 6 |
| Latest release | @polar-sh/cli@3.0.0 · 16 Oct 2026 | 408k-2 · 4 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | hoon |
Which one should you pick?
polar scores 71/100 against 63/100 for Urbit, so it is the safer default.
Urbit ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for polar.
polar is growing faster right now (+158 stars in 30 days).
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