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StashvsFerrite Telegram Server

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

StashFerrite Telegram Server
Score78/10039/100
Rank in category#2 of 142 in Media Management#88 of 110 in Chat
GitHub stars13 308177
Stars, last 30 days+302—
Stable releases, 12 months70
Latest releaselatest_develop · 24 Jun 2026—
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageGoC#

Which one should you pick?

Stash scores 78/100 against 39/100 for Ferrite Telegram Server, so it is the safer default.

Stash ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Ferrite Telegram Server.

If you want the quickest setup, Stash is easier to run; Ferrite Telegram Server needs more configuration.

Stash is growing faster right now (+302 stars in 30 days).

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