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SearXNGvsTeXbrain

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

SearXNGTeXbrain
Score86/10046/100
Rank in category#1 of 41 in Search Engines#105 of 166 in Developer Tools
GitHub stars38 984200
Stars, last 30 days+1 372+0
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main languagePythonTypescript

Which one should you pick?

SearXNG scores 86/100 against 46/100 for TeXbrain, so it is the safer default.

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

SearXNG is growing faster right now (+1 372 stars in 30 days).

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