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SearXNGvssmart-sec-cam

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

SearXNGsmart-sec-cam
Score86/10043/100
Rank in category#1 of 41 in Search Engines#29 of 36 in Video Streaming
GitHub stars38 967255
Stars, last 30 days+1 355+0
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main languagePythonPython

Which one should you pick?

SearXNG scores 86/100 against 43/100 for smart-sec-cam, so it is the safer default.

If you want the quickest setup, SearXNG is easier to run; smart-sec-cam needs more configuration.

SearXNG is growing faster right now (+1 355 stars in 30 days).

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