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Stirling-PDFvsSuperBin

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

Stirling-PDFSuperBin
Score87/10043/100
Rank in category#1 of 46 in Document Management#65 of 86 in File Sharing
GitHub stars95 273191
Stars, last 30 days+2 360—
Stable releases, 12 months250
Latest releasev3.2.2 · 24 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseOtherAGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptGo

Which one should you pick?

Stirling-PDF scores 87/100 against 43/100 for SuperBin, so it is the safer default.

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

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

Stirling-PDF is growing faster right now (+2 360 stars in 30 days).

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