Rainbondvsswiftwave
Two self-hosted Heroku alternatives, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Rainbond | swiftwave | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 49/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 10 in PaaS | #23 of 44 in Container Management |
| GitHub stars | 6 284 | 908 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 2 |
| Latest release | v6.10.0-release · 27 Oct 2026 | 2.23.1-1 · 2 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Rainbond scores 64/100 against 49/100 for swiftwave, so it is the safer default.
Rainbond ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for swiftwave.
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