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Project N.O.M.A.D.vsSketchForge

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.SketchForge
Score85/10055/100
Rank in category#1 of 42 in Knowledge Management#9 of 22 in 3D Printing
GitHub stars41 2081 177
Stars, last 30 days+2 857+1
Stable releases, 12 months83
Latest releasev1.35.1 · 5 Oct 2026v1.0.3 · 17 Aug 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Project N.O.M.A.D. scores 85/100 against 55/100 for SketchForge, so it is the safer default.

Project N.O.M.A.D. ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for SketchForge.

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

Project N.O.M.A.D. is growing faster right now (+2 857 stars in 30 days).

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