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retroassemblyvsTrench

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

retroassemblyTrench
Score56/10052/100
Rank in category#5 of 5 in Emulation#9 of 27 in Analytics
GitHub stars1 1531 666
Stars, last 30 days+72+0
Stable releases, 12 months30
Latest releasev7.260719.1051 · 19 Jul 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

retroassembly scores 56/100 against 52/100 for Trench, so it is the safer default.

retroassembly ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Trench.

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

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

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