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Forem SelfhostvsApache Tika

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

Forem SelfhostApache Tika
Score51/10068/100
Rank in category#2 of 6 in Community#1 of 2 in Data Extraction
GitHub stars1 4794 115
Stars, last 30 days+-1+16
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
Main languageJinjaJava

Which one should you pick?

Apache Tika scores 68/100 against 51/100 for Forem Selfhost, so it is the safer default.

If you want the quickest setup, Apache Tika is easier to run; Forem Selfhost needs more configuration.

Apache Tika is growing faster right now (+16 stars in 30 days).

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