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RybbitvsSearXNG

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

RybbitSearXNG
Score73/10086/100
Rank in category#4 of 21 in Web analytics#1 of 41 in Search Engines
GitHub stars13 18438 963
Stars, last 30 days+121+1 351
Stable releases, 12 months120
Latest releasev2.9.2 · 22 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

SearXNG scores 86/100 against 73/100 for Rybbit, so it is the safer default.

Rybbit ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for SearXNG.

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

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