# Pulse vs Sunshine

> 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).

## Details

- [Pulse](https://selfhost.directory/project/pulse) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pulse.md)
- [Sunshine](https://selfhost.directory/project/sunshine) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/sunshine.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/pulse-vs-sunshine