# Rainbond vs seelf

> Two self-hosted [Heroku alternatives](https://selfhost.directory/alternative-to/heroku), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Rainbond | seelf |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 ✓ | 49/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 10 in PaaS | #6 of 11 in Deployment |
| GitHub stars | 6 284 ✓ | 350 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v6.10.0-release · 27 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Rainbond scores 64/100 against 49/100 for seelf, so it is the safer default.

Rainbond ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for seelf.

## Details

- [Rainbond](https://selfhost.directory/project/rainbond) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/rainbond.md)
- [seelf](https://selfhost.directory/project/seelf) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/seelf.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/rainbond-vs-seelf