telescopevsUnison
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| telescope | Unison | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 49/100 | 65/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 13 in Log Management | #2 of 15 in File Sync |
| GitHub stars | 712 | 5 560 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +66 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 5 | 2 |
| Latest release | v0.0.27 · 8 May 2026 | v2.54.0 · 1 May 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | OCaml |
Which one should you pick?
Unison scores 65/100 against 49/100 for telescope, so it is the safer default.
telescope ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for Unison.
Unison is growing faster right now (+66 stars in 30 days).
telescope details →Unison details →