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SearXNGvsTypecho

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

SearXNGTypecho
Score86/10066/100
Rank in category#1 of 41 in Search Engines#1 of 24 in Blogging
GitHub stars38 96712 456
Stars, last 30 days+1 355+9
Stable releases, 12 months02
Latest release—ci · 17 Jul 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-2.0
Main languagePythonPHP

Which one should you pick?

SearXNG scores 86/100 against 66/100 for Typecho, so it is the safer default.

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

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

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

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