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UVdesk HelpdeskvsValkey

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

UVdesk HelpdeskValkey
Score69/10081/100
Rank in category#2 of 14 in Customer Support#3 of 38 in Databases
GitHub stars19 63827 560
Stars, last 30 days+26+273
Stable releases, 12 months022
Latest release—9.0.7 · 27 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseOSL-3.0BSD-3-Clause
Main languageCSSC

Which one should you pick?

Valkey scores 81/100 against 69/100 for UVdesk Helpdesk, so it is the safer default.

Valkey ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for UVdesk Helpdesk.

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

Valkey is growing faster right now (+273 stars in 30 days).

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