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self-hosted-livesync-servervsStirling-PDF

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

self-hosted-livesync-serverStirling-PDF
Score45/10087/100
Rank in category#37 of 40 in Database Management#1 of 46 in Document Management
GitHub stars27495 319
Stars, last 30 days+0+2 357
Stable releases, 12 months025
Latest release—v3.2.2 · 24 Oct 2026
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseMITOther
Main languageShellTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Stirling-PDF scores 87/100 against 45/100 for self-hosted-livesync-server, so it is the safer default.

Stirling-PDF ships more often: 25 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for self-hosted-livesync-server.

Stirling-PDF is growing faster right now (+2 357 stars in 30 days).

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