PulsevsSunshine
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Pulse | Sunshine | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 84/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring | #2 of 22 in Remote Desktop |
| GitHub stars | 6 970 | 42 739 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +229 | +1 263 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 43 | 86 |
| Latest release | helm-chart-6.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026 | v2026.1028.122642 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | C |
Which one should you pick?
Sunshine scores 84/100 against 71/100 for Pulse, so it is the safer default.
Sunshine ships more often: 86 stable releases in the past year, against 43 for Pulse.
Sunshine is growing faster right now (+1 263 stars in 30 days).
Pulse details →Sunshine details →
Swap a project
Keep Pulse, compare it with
Keep Sunshine, compare it with