# Raspberry-Pi-Dashboard vs tidb

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

| | Raspberry-Pi-Dashboard | tidb |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 47/100 | 80/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #31 of 51 in Monitoring & observability | #4 of 38 in Databases |
| GitHub stars | 375 | 40 685 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +98 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 2 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v8.5.8 · 27 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

tidb scores 80/100 against 47/100 for Raspberry-Pi-Dashboard, so it is the safer default.

tidb ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Raspberry-Pi-Dashboard.

If you want the quickest setup, Raspberry-Pi-Dashboard is easier to run; tidb needs more configuration.

tidb is growing faster right now (+98 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Raspberry-Pi-Dashboard](https://selfhost.directory/project/raspberry-pi-dashboard) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/raspberry-pi-dashboard.md)
- [tidb](https://selfhost.directory/project/tidb) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/tidb.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/raspberry-pi-dashboard-vs-tidb