Pulsevsstable-diffusion-webui
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Pulse | stable-diffusion-webui | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 89/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring | #1 of 11 in Image Generation |
| GitHub stars | 6 970 | 165 173 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +229 | +82 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 43 | 0 |
| Latest release | helm-chart-6.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Python |
Which one should you pick?
stable-diffusion-webui scores 89/100 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 stable-diffusion-webui.
If you want the quickest setup, Pulse is easier to run; stable-diffusion-webui needs more configuration.
Pulse is growing faster right now (+229 stars in 30 days).
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