Typesensevsurl-to-png
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Typesense | url-to-png | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 79/100 | 49/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 41 in Search Engines | #13 of 16 in Web Scraping |
| GitHub stars | 27 063 | 256 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +470 | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 4 | 2 |
| Latest release | v30.2 · 19 Apr 2026 | v2.1.4 · 18 Apr 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | C | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
Typesense scores 79/100 against 49/100 for url-to-png, so it is the safer default.
Typesense ships more often: 4 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for url-to-png.
Typesense is growing faster right now (+470 stars in 30 days).
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