# Sunshine vs Tandoor Recipes

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

| | Sunshine | Tandoor Recipes |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 84/100 ✓ | 63/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 22 in Remote Desktop | #2 of 18 in Recipe Management |
| GitHub stars | 42 752 ✓ | 8 700 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 236 ✓ | +73 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 86 ✓ | 18 |
| Latest release | v2026.1028.122642 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ | 2.7.2 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | C | HTML |

## Which one should you pick?

Sunshine scores 84/100 against 63/100 for Tandoor Recipes, so it is the safer default.

Sunshine ships more often: 86 stable releases in the past year, against 18 for Tandoor Recipes.

If you want the quickest setup, Sunshine is easier to run; Tandoor Recipes needs more configuration.

Sunshine is growing faster right now (+1 236 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Sunshine](https://selfhost.directory/project/sunshine) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/sunshine.md)
- [Tandoor Recipes](https://selfhost.directory/project/tandoor-recipes) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/tandoor-recipes.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/sunshine-vs-tandoor-recipes