# Retrom vs Pterodactyl Wings

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

| | Retrom | Pterodactyl Wings |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 58/100 | 63/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 5 in Emulation | #15 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | 2 100 ✓ | 1 072 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +27 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 ✓ | 9 |
| Latest release | v0.8.4 · 14 Jun 2026 | v1.13.4 · 14 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Pterodactyl Wings scores 63/100 against 58/100 for Retrom, so it is the safer default.

Retrom ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for Pterodactyl Wings.

Retrom is growing faster right now (+27 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Retrom](https://selfhost.directory/project/retrom) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/retrom.md)
- [Pterodactyl Wings](https://selfhost.directory/project/wings-2) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/wings-2.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/retrom-vs-wings-2