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rudderstackvsSearXNG

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

rudderstackSearXNG
Score64/10086/100
Rank in category#1 of 3 in Customer Data Platform#1 of 41 in Search Engines
GitHub stars4 50838 963
Stars, last 30 days+20+1 351
Stable releases, 12 months390
Latest releasev1.92.1 · 28 Oct 2026—
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherAGPL-3.0
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

SearXNG scores 86/100 against 64/100 for rudderstack, so it is the safer default.

rudderstack ships more often: 39 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for SearXNG.

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

SearXNG is growing faster right now (+1 351 stars in 30 days).

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