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Stirling-PDFvsUmami

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

Stirling-PDFUmami
Score87/10085/100
Rank in category#1 of 46 in Document Management#1 of 21 in Web analytics
GitHub stars95 27339 757
Stars, last 30 days+2 311+761
Stable releases, 12 months2513
Latest releasev3.2.2 · 24 Oct 2026v3.4.1 · 23 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherMIT
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Stirling-PDF scores 87/100 against 85/100 for Umami, so it is the safer default.

Stirling-PDF ships more often: 25 stable releases in the past year, against 13 for Umami.

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

Stirling-PDF is growing faster right now (+2 311 stars in 30 days).

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