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Stirling-PDFvsTrac

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

Stirling-PDFTrac
Score87/10065/100
Rank in category#1 of 46 in Document Management#1 of 7 in Issue Tracking
GitHub stars95 336—
Stars, last 30 days+2 374—
Stable releases, 12 months250
Latest releasev3.2.2 · 24 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseOtherBSD-3-Clause
Main languageTypescript—

Which one should you pick?

Stirling-PDF scores 87/100 against 65/100 for Trac, so it is the safer default.

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

Stirling-PDF is growing faster right now (+2 374 stars in 30 days).

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