# Pulse vs Technitium DNS Server

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

| | Pulse | Technitium DNS Server |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 77/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring | #3 of 41 in DNS |
| GitHub stars | 6 973 | 10 246 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +232 | +265 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 43 ✓ | 11 |
| Latest release | helm-chart-6.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026 ✓ | v15.6.2 · 17 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Technitium DNS Server scores 77/100 against 71/100 for Pulse, so it is the safer default.

Pulse ships more often: 43 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for Technitium DNS Server.

## Details

- [Pulse](https://selfhost.directory/project/pulse) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pulse.md)
- [Technitium DNS Server](https://selfhost.directory/project/technitium-dns-server) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/technitium-dns-server.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/pulse-vs-technitium-dns-server