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ShieldsvsSubgen

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

ShieldsSubgen
Score80/10060/100
Rank in category#6 of 166 in Developer Tools#1 of 4 in Media
GitHub stars27 3311 506
Stars, last 30 days+125+19
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Main languageJavaScriptPython

Which one should you pick?

Shields scores 80/100 against 60/100 for Subgen, so it is the safer default.

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

Shields is growing faster right now (+125 stars in 30 days).

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