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SearXNGvsStepifi

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

SearXNGStepifi
Score86/10041/100
Rank in category#1 of 41 in Search Engines#20 of 22 in 3D Printing
GitHub stars38 961247
Stars, last 30 days+1 395—
Stable releases, 12 months02
Latest release—v2.0.0 · 31 Dec 2025
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0Other
Main languagePythonJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

SearXNG scores 86/100 against 41/100 for Stepifi, so it is the safer default.

Stepifi ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for SearXNG.

SearXNG is growing faster right now (+1 395 stars in 30 days).

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