polarvsZammad
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| polar | Zammad | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 70/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 13 in Billing | #1 of 9 in Helpdesk |
| GitHub stars | 10 436 | 6 050 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +157 | +98 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 0 |
| Latest release | @polar-sh/cli@3.0.0 · 16 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Ruby |
Which one should you pick?
polar scores 71/100 against 70/100 for Zammad, so it is the safer default.
polar ships more often: 1 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Zammad.
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