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Project N.O.M.A.D.vsrestic-rest-server

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

Project N.O.M.A.D.restic-rest-server
Score85/10060/100
Rank in category#1 of 42 in Knowledge Management#18 of 46 in Backup
GitHub stars41 0871 531
Stars, last 30 days+2 873+35
Stable releases, 12 months80
Latest releasev1.35.1 · 5 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0BSD-2-Clause
Main languageTypescriptGo

Which one should you pick?

Project N.O.M.A.D. scores 85/100 against 60/100 for restic-rest-server, so it is the safer default.

Project N.O.M.A.D. ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for restic-rest-server.

If you want the quickest setup, restic-rest-server is easier to run; Project N.O.M.A.D. needs more configuration.

Project N.O.M.A.D. is growing faster right now (+2 873 stars in 30 days).

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