# Pulse vs Resume-Matcher

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

| | Pulse | Resume-Matcher |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 81/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring | #1 of 12 in Document Processing |
| GitHub stars | 6 973 | 28 913 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +232 | +405 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 43 ✓ | 5 |
| Latest release | helm-chart-6.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026 ✓ | v1.4.0 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Resume-Matcher scores 81/100 against 71/100 for Pulse, so it is the safer default.

Pulse ships more often: 43 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for Resume-Matcher.

## Details

- [Pulse](https://selfhost.directory/project/pulse) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pulse.md)
- [Resume-Matcher](https://selfhost.directory/project/resume-matcher) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/resume-matcher.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/pulse-vs-resume-matcher