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Snipe-ITvsSurrealDB

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

Snipe-ITSurrealDB
Score77/10077/100
Rank in category#1 of 15 in Asset Management#5 of 38 in Databases
GitHub stars15 11133 242
Stars, last 30 days+137+175
Stable releases, 12 months1722
Latest releasev8.8.3 · 22 Oct 2026v3.3.5 · 29 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0Other
Main languagePHPRust

Which one should you pick?

Snipe-IT and SurrealDB score the same (77/100), so the choice comes down to the details below.

SurrealDB ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 17 for Snipe-IT.

If you want the quickest setup, SurrealDB is easier to run; Snipe-IT needs more configuration.

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