# tesserae vs Traefik

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

| | tesserae | Traefik |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 51/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #14 of 44 in Dashboard | #1 of 24 in Reverse Proxy |
| GitHub stars | 984 | 65 404 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +2 | +449 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 78 ✓ | 34 |
| Latest release | v0.480.0 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ | v2.11.60 · 20 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Traefik scores 86/100 against 51/100 for tesserae, so it is the safer default.

tesserae ships more often: 78 stable releases in the past year, against 34 for Traefik.

Traefik is growing faster right now (+449 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [tesserae](https://selfhost.directory/project/tesserae) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/tesserae.md)
- [Traefik](https://selfhost.directory/project/traefik) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/traefik.md)

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