# Tipi vs Typesense

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

| | Tipi | Typesense |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 79/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 22 in Home Server | #6 of 41 in Search Engines |
| GitHub stars | 9 708 | 27 062 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +32 | +476 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 5 ✓ | 4 |
| Latest release | v4.11.0 · 21 Oct 2026 ✓ | v30.2 · 19 Apr 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Typesense scores 79/100 against 71/100 for Tipi, so it is the safer default.

Tipi ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for Typesense.

Typesense is growing faster right now (+476 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Tipi](https://selfhost.directory/project/tipi) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/tipi.md)
- [Typesense](https://selfhost.directory/project/typesense) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/typesense.md)

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