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sorbayvsStirling-PDF

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

sorbayStirling-PDF
Score39/10087/100
Rank in category#23 of 25 in Video Conferencing#1 of 46 in Document Management
GitHub stars26295 289
Stars, last 30 days+0+2 327
Stable releases, 12 months025
Latest release—v3.2.2 · 24 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0Other
Main languageJavaScriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Stirling-PDF scores 87/100 against 39/100 for sorbay, so it is the safer default.

Stirling-PDF ships more often: 25 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for sorbay.

If you want the quickest setup, Stirling-PDF is easier to run; sorbay needs more configuration.

Stirling-PDF is growing faster right now (+2 327 stars in 30 days).

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