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Project N.O.M.A.D.vssphinx-relay

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.sphinx-relay
Score85/10044/100
Rank in category#1 of 42 in Knowledge Management#71 of 110 in Chat
GitHub stars41 133247
Stars, last 30 days+2 919—
Stable releases, 12 months80
Latest releasev1.35.1 · 5 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Project N.O.M.A.D. scores 85/100 against 44/100 for sphinx-relay, 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 sphinx-relay.

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

Project N.O.M.A.D. is growing faster right now (+2 919 stars in 30 days).

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