# tessera vs Zot Registry

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

| | tessera | Zot Registry |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 47/100 | 64/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #98 of 166 in Developer Tools | #3 of 12 in Container Registry |
| GitHub stars | 314 | 2 927 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +125 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 ✓ | 12 |
| Latest release | v0.2.4 · 25 Sept 2026 | v2.1.22 · 6 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Zot Registry scores 64/100 against 47/100 for tessera, so it is the safer default.

tessera ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for Zot Registry.

Zot Registry is growing faster right now (+125 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [tessera](https://selfhost.directory/project/tessera) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/tessera.md)
- [Zot Registry](https://selfhost.directory/project/zot-registry) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/zot-registry.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/tessera-vs-zot-registry