# Sure vs Typst

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

| | Sure | Typst |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #4 of 62 in Personal Finance | #1 of 2 in Publishing |
| GitHub stars | 10 712 | 56 871 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +680 ✓ | +142 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 ✓ | 5 |
| Latest release | v0.7.5-hotfix.3 · 24 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.15.1 · 17 Jul 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Ruby | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

Typst scores 82/100 against 74/100 for Sure, so it is the safer default.

Sure ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for Typst.

Sure is growing faster right now (+680 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Sure](https://selfhost.directory/project/sure) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/sure.md)
- [Typst](https://selfhost.directory/project/typst) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/typst.md)

---
Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/sure-vs-typst