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ResourceSpacevsTypesense

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

ResourceSpaceTypesense
Score64/10079/100
Rank in category#15 of 142 in Media Management#6 of 41 in Search Engines
GitHub stars—27 059
Stars, last 30 days—+473
Stable releases, 12 months04
Latest release—v30.2 · 19 Apr 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseBSD-3-ClauseGPL-3.0
Main language—C

Which one should you pick?

Typesense scores 79/100 against 64/100 for ResourceSpace, so it is the safer default.

Typesense ships more often: 4 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ResourceSpace.

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

Typesense is growing faster right now (+473 stars in 30 days).

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