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socks5-proxy-servervsStash

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

socks5-proxy-serverStash
Score43/10078/100
Rank in category#5 of 10 in Network#2 of 142 in Media Management
GitHub stars14513 308
Stars, last 30 days+0+298
Stable releases, 12 months17
Latest releasev1.20.0 · 29 Nov 2025latest_develop · 24 Jun 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseApache-2.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageJavaScriptGo

Which one should you pick?

Stash scores 78/100 against 43/100 for socks5-proxy-server, so it is the safer default.

Stash ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for socks5-proxy-server.

If you want the quickest setup, Stash is easier to run; socks5-proxy-server needs more configuration.

Stash is growing faster right now (+298 stars in 30 days).

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