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ResourceSpacevstidb

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

ResourceSpacetidb
Score64/10080/100
Rank in category#15 of 142 in Media Management#4 of 38 in Databases
GitHub stars—40 684
Stars, last 30 days—+103
Stable releases, 12 months02
Latest release—v8.5.8 · 27 Aug 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseBSD-3-ClauseApache-2.0
Main language—Go

Which one should you pick?

tidb scores 80/100 against 64/100 for ResourceSpace, so it is the safer default.

tidb ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ResourceSpace.

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

tidb is growing faster right now (+103 stars in 30 days).

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