# socktop vs Traefik

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

| | socktop | Traefik |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 48/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #28 of 51 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 24 in Reverse Proxy |
| GitHub stars | 193 | 65 402 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 | +447 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 34 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.60.2 · 24 Aug 2026 | v2.11.60 · 20 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Rust | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Traefik scores 86/100 against 48/100 for socktop, so it is the safer default.

Traefik ships more often: 34 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for socktop.

Traefik is growing faster right now (+447 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [socktop](https://selfhost.directory/project/socktop) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/socktop.md)
- [Traefik](https://selfhost.directory/project/traefik) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/traefik.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/socktop-vs-traefik