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Forem SelfhostvsVert

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

Forem SelfhostVert
Score51/10071/100
Rank in category#2 of 6 in Community#2 of 10 in File Conversion
GitHub stars1 47916 175
Stars, last 30 days+-1+542
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageJinjaTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Vert scores 71/100 against 51/100 for Forem Selfhost, so it is the safer default.

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

Vert is growing faster right now (+542 stars in 30 days).

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