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SearXNGvsstremio-docker

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

SearXNGstremio-docker
Score86/10052/100
Rank in category#1 of 41 in Search Engines#33 of 54 in Media Streaming
GitHub stars38 967525
Stars, last 30 days+1 355+-1
Stable releases, 12 months017
Latest release—v1.3.14 · 21 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main languagePythonJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

SearXNG scores 86/100 against 52/100 for stremio-docker, so it is the safer default.

stremio-docker ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for SearXNG.

If you want the quickest setup, stremio-docker is easier to run; SearXNG needs more configuration.

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

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