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TrytonvsUnison

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

TrytonUnison
Score68/10065/100
Rank in category#3 of 14 in ERP#2 of 15 in File Sync
GitHub stars—5 559
Stars, last 30 days—+65
Stable releases, 12 months02
Latest release—v2.54.0 · 1 May 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main language—OCaml

Which one should you pick?

Tryton scores 68/100 against 65/100 for Unison, so it is the safer default.

Unison ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Tryton.

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

Unison is growing faster right now (+65 stars in 30 days).

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