selfhost.directory

The index of self-hostable projects — ranked, categorized and served with live updates.
Own your data and stop giving it to big tech.

velldvsverdaccio

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

velldverdaccio
Score45/10076/100
Rank in category#39 of 46 in Backup#1 of 11 in Package Management
GitHub stars46717 956
Stars, last 30 days+0+57
Stable releases, 12 months029
Latest release—v7.0.2 · 26 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

verdaccio scores 76/100 against 45/100 for velld, so it is the safer default.

verdaccio ships more often: 29 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for velld.

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

verdaccio is growing faster right now (+57 stars in 30 days).

Swap a project

Keep velld, compare it with
Keep verdaccio, compare it with