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TypstvsUVdesk Helpdesk

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

TypstUVdesk Helpdesk
Score82/10069/100
Rank in category#1 of 2 in Publishing#2 of 14 in Customer Support
GitHub stars56 87819 638
Stars, last 30 days+149+26
Stable releases, 12 months50
Latest releasev0.15.1 · 17 Jul 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseApache-2.0OSL-3.0
Main languageRustCSS

Which one should you pick?

Typst scores 82/100 against 69/100 for UVdesk Helpdesk, so it is the safer default.

Typst ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for UVdesk Helpdesk.

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

Typst is growing faster right now (+149 stars in 30 days).

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