SSH & Web TerminalvsSyncthing
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| SSH & Web Terminal | Syncthing | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 | 90/100 |
| Rank in category | #30 of 104 in Home Automation | #1 of 15 in File Sync |
| GitHub stars | 542 | 89 846 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +7 | +936 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 19 | 8 |
| Latest release | v24.2.0 · 23 Oct 2026 | v2.1.7 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | MPL-2.0 |
| Main language | Shell | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Syncthing scores 90/100 against 60/100 for SSH & Web Terminal, so it is the safer default.
SSH & Web Terminal ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for Syncthing.
If you want the quickest setup, Syncthing is easier to run; SSH & Web Terminal needs more configuration.
Syncthing is growing faster right now (+936 stars in 30 days).
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