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ResonusvsSearXNG

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

ResonusSearXNG
Score48/10086/100
Rank in category#24 of 59 in Music Streaming#1 of 41 in Search Engines
GitHub stars21238 979
Stars, last 30 days+0+1 367
Stable releases, 12 months90
Latest releasev0.8.4 · 20 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

SearXNG scores 86/100 against 48/100 for Resonus, so it is the safer default.

Resonus ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for SearXNG.

If you want the quickest setup, Resonus is easier to run; SearXNG needs more configuration.

SearXNG is growing faster right now (+1 367 stars in 30 days).

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