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rskyvsShields

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

rskyShields
Score49/10080/100
Rank in category#48 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums#6 of 166 in Developer Tools
GitHub stars71827 334
Stars, last 30 days+1+128
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
Main languageRustJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

Shields scores 80/100 against 49/100 for rsky, so it is the safer default.

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

Shields is growing faster right now (+128 stars in 30 days).

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