# samarium vs Sunshine

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

| | samarium | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 42/100 | 84/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #14 of 14 in ERP | #2 of 22 in Remote Desktop |
| GitHub stars | 507 | 42 744 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +1 268 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 86 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v2026.1028.122642 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Blade | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Sunshine scores 84/100 against 42/100 for samarium, so it is the safer default.

Sunshine ships more often: 86 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for samarium.

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

Sunshine is growing faster right now (+1 268 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [samarium](https://selfhost.directory/project/samarium) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/samarium.md)
- [Sunshine](https://selfhost.directory/project/sunshine) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/sunshine.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/samarium-vs-sunshine