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retroassemblyvsstoryden

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

retroassemblystoryden
Score56/10050/100
Rank in category#5 of 5 in Emulation#45 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums
GitHub stars1 153343
Stars, last 30 days+72+0
Stable releases, 12 months315
Latest releasev7.260719.1051 · 19 Jul 2026v1.26.16 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMPL-2.0
Main languageTypescriptGo

Which one should you pick?

retroassembly scores 56/100 against 50/100 for storyden, so it is the safer default.

storyden ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for retroassembly.

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

retroassembly is growing faster right now (+72 stars in 30 days).

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