# Pterodactyl vs tg-spam

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

| | Pterodactyl | tg-spam |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 ✓ | 52/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 62 in Game Servers | #3 of 4 in Anti-Spam |
| GitHub stars | 9 439 ✓ | 453 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +184 ✓ | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 11 | 15 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.15.2 · 21 Oct 2026 | v1.29.1 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Main language | PHP | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Pterodactyl scores 75/100 against 52/100 for tg-spam, so it is the safer default.

tg-spam ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for Pterodactyl.

If you want the quickest setup, tg-spam is easier to run; Pterodactyl needs more configuration.

Pterodactyl is growing faster right now (+184 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Pterodactyl](https://selfhost.directory/project/pterodactyl) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pterodactyl.md)
- [tg-spam](https://selfhost.directory/project/tg-spam) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/tg-spam.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/pterodactyl-vs-tg-spam