# portabase vs Zot Registry

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

| | portabase | Zot Registry |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 | 64/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 15 in Backup Management | #3 of 12 in Container Registry |
| GitHub stars | 1 860 | 2 919 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +95 | +120 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 64 ✓ | 12 |
| Latest release | 1.35.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v2.1.22 · 6 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Zot Registry scores 64/100 against 60/100 for portabase, so it is the safer default.

portabase ships more often: 64 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for Zot Registry.

## Details

- [portabase](https://selfhost.directory/project/portabase) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/portabase.md)
- [Zot Registry](https://selfhost.directory/project/zot-registry) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/zot-registry.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/portabase-vs-zot-registry