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ThingsboardvsTypst

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

ThingsboardTypst
Score76/10082/100
Rank in category#1 of 10 in IoT#1 of 2 in Publishing
GitHub stars22 61856 870
Stars, last 30 days+139+141
Stable releases, 12 months245
Latest releasev4.3.1.8 · 27 Oct 2026v0.15.1 · 17 Jul 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherApache-2.0
Main languageJavaRust

Which one should you pick?

Typst scores 82/100 against 76/100 for Thingsboard, so it is the safer default.

Thingsboard ships more often: 24 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for Typst.

If you want the quickest setup, Typst is easier to run; Thingsboard needs more configuration.

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