# tessera vs Unison

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

| | tessera | Unison |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 47/100 | 65/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #98 of 166 in Developer Tools | #2 of 15 in File Sync |
| GitHub stars | 314 | 5 562 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +68 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 ✓ | 2 |
| Latest release | v0.2.4 · 25 Sept 2026 ✓ | v2.54.0 · 1 May 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | OCaml |

## Which one should you pick?

Unison scores 65/100 against 47/100 for tessera, so it is the safer default.

tessera ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for Unison.

Unison is growing faster right now (+68 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [tessera](https://selfhost.directory/project/tessera) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/tessera.md)
- [Unison](https://selfhost.directory/project/unison) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/unison.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/tessera-vs-unison