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Signal TLS ProxyvsUrbit

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

Signal TLS ProxyUrbit
Score49/10063/100
Rank in category#16 of 25 in Proxy#3 of 8 in Operating System
GitHub stars1 2843 622
Stars, last 30 days—+5
Stable releases, 12 months06
Latest release—408k-2 · 4 Aug 2026
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageNoNo
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageShellhoon

Which one should you pick?

Urbit scores 63/100 against 49/100 for Signal TLS Proxy, so it is the safer default.

Urbit ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Signal TLS Proxy.

If you want the quickest setup, Signal TLS Proxy is easier to run; Urbit needs more configuration.

Urbit is growing faster right now (+5 stars in 30 days).

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