# umbrelOS vs WireGuard Easy

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

| | umbrelOS | WireGuard Easy |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 | 73/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 22 in Home Server | #8 of 56 in VPN |
| GitHub stars | 12 474 | 27 320 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +422 ✓ | +324 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 ✓ | 6 |
| Latest release | 2.0.0 · 22 Sept 2026 | v15.5.0 · 24 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

WireGuard Easy scores 73/100 against 72/100 for umbrelOS, so it is the safer default.

umbrelOS ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for WireGuard Easy.

## Details

- [umbrelOS](https://selfhost.directory/project/umbrelos) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/umbrelos.md)
- [WireGuard Easy](https://selfhost.directory/project/wireguard-easy) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/wireguard-easy.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/umbrelos-vs-wireguard-easy