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ShieldsvsFerrite Telegram Server

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

ShieldsFerrite Telegram Server
Score80/10039/100
Rank in category#6 of 166 in Developer Tools#88 of 110 in Chat
GitHub stars27 331177
Stars, last 30 days+125+0
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseApache-2.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageJavaScriptC#

Which one should you pick?

Shields scores 80/100 against 39/100 for Ferrite Telegram Server, so it is the safer default.

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

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

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