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SearXNGvswerbot

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

SearXNGwerbot
Score86/10036/100
Rank in category#1 of 41 in Search Engines#36 of 40 in Authentication
GitHub stars38 963169
Stars, last 30 days+1 351+0
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0Other
Main languagePythonGo

Which one should you pick?

SearXNG scores 86/100 against 36/100 for werbot, so it is the safer default.

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

SearXNG is growing faster right now (+1 351 stars in 30 days).

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