# Standard Notes vs tidb

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

| | Standard Notes | tidb |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 70/100 | 80/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #8 of 81 in Notes & Editors | #4 of 38 in Databases |
| GitHub stars | 6 685 | 40 685 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +53 | +104 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 5 ✓ | 2 |
| Latest release | @standardnotes/mobile@3.202.11 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ | v8.5.8 · 27 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

tidb scores 80/100 against 70/100 for Standard Notes, so it is the safer default.

Standard Notes ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for tidb.

## Details

- [Standard Notes](https://selfhost.directory/project/standard-notes) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/standard-notes.md)
- [tidb](https://selfhost.directory/project/tidb) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/tidb.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/standard-notes-vs-tidb