# redroid vs Standard Notes

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

| | redroid | Standard Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 57/100 | 70/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #4 of 5 in Emulation | #8 of 81 in Notes & Editors |
| GitHub stars | 7 052 ✓ | 6 686 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +53 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 5 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | @standardnotes/mobile@3.202.11 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | — | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Shell | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Standard Notes scores 70/100 against 57/100 for redroid, so it is the safer default.

Standard Notes ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for redroid.

If you want the quickest setup, redroid is easier to run; Standard Notes needs more configuration.

Standard Notes is growing faster right now (+53 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [redroid](https://selfhost.directory/project/redroid-doc) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/redroid-doc.md)
- [Standard Notes](https://selfhost.directory/project/standard-notes) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/standard-notes.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/redroid-doc-vs-standard-notes