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self-workerdvsShields

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

self-workerdShields
Score36/10080/100
Rank in category#6 of 7 in Serverless#6 of 166 in Developer Tools
GitHub stars14127 333
Stars, last 30 days+0+127
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseMITApache-2.0
Main languageTypescriptJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

Shields scores 80/100 against 36/100 for self-workerd, so it is the safer default.

If you want the quickest setup, Shields is easier to run; self-workerd needs more configuration.

Shields is growing faster right now (+127 stars in 30 days).

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