QGISvsZulip
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| QGIS | Zulip | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 | 82/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 8 in Geospatial | #1 of 110 in Chat |
| GitHub stars | 14 733 | 26 134 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +112 | +191 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 6 |
| Latest release | final-4_2_3 · 28 Sept 2026 | 12.3 · 21 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | C++ | Python |
Which one should you pick?
Zulip scores 82/100 against 81/100 for QGIS, so it is the safer default.
QGIS ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Zulip.
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