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Stirling-PDFvsstorj

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

Stirling-PDFstorj
Score87/10061/100
Rank in category#1 of 46 in Document Management#4 of 7 in Distributed Storage
GitHub stars95 2893 284
Stars, last 30 days+2 327+2
Stable releases, 12 months2539
Latest releasev3.2.2 · 24 Oct 2026v1.165.6 · 27 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseOtherAGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptGo

Which one should you pick?

Stirling-PDF scores 87/100 against 61/100 for storj, so it is the safer default.

storj ships more often: 39 stable releases in the past year, against 25 for Stirling-PDF.

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

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

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