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rustypastevsTypesense

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

rustypasteTypesense
Score56/10079/100
Rank in category#32 of 86 in File Sharing#6 of 41 in Search Engines
GitHub stars1 21427 063
Stars, last 30 days+7+470
Stable releases, 12 months34
Latest releasev0.18.1 · 7 Sept 2026v30.2 · 19 Apr 2026
SetupEasyEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languageRustC

Which one should you pick?

Typesense scores 79/100 against 56/100 for rustypaste, so it is the safer default.

Typesense ships more often: 4 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for rustypaste.

Typesense is growing faster right now (+470 stars in 30 days).

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