Pulsevssetup-ipsec-vpn
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Pulse | setup-ipsec-vpn | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 78/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring | #3 of 56 in VPN |
| GitHub stars | 6 973 | 28 884 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +232 | +327 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 43 | 0 |
| Latest release | helm-chart-6.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | Go | Shell |
Which one should you pick?
setup-ipsec-vpn scores 78/100 against 71/100 for Pulse, so it is the safer default.
Pulse ships more often: 43 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for setup-ipsec-vpn.
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