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syncarrvsTechnitium DNS Server

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

syncarrTechnitium DNS Server
Score44/10077/100
Rank in category#105 of 142 in Media Management#3 of 41 in DNS
GitHub stars27210 251
Stars, last 30 days+0+263
Stable releases, 12 months011
Latest release—v15.6.2 · 17 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonC

Which one should you pick?

Technitium DNS Server scores 77/100 against 44/100 for syncarr, so it is the safer default.

Technitium DNS Server ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for syncarr.

If you want the quickest setup, Technitium DNS Server is easier to run; syncarr needs more configuration.

Technitium DNS Server is growing faster right now (+263 stars in 30 days).

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