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Deta SurfvsZot Registry

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

Deta SurfZot Registry
Score59/10064/100
Rank in category#21 of 81 in Notes & Editors#3 of 12 in Container Registry
GitHub stars3 6132 925
Stars, last 30 days+0+123
Stable releases, 12 months012
Latest release—v2.1.22 · 6 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseApache-2.0Apache-2.0
Main languageTypescriptGo

Which one should you pick?

Zot Registry scores 64/100 against 59/100 for Deta Surf, so it is the safer default.

Zot Registry ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Deta Surf.

If you want the quickest setup, Deta Surf is easier to run; Zot Registry needs more configuration.

Zot Registry is growing faster right now (+123 stars in 30 days).

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