Cosmos vs StartOS
Both are self-hosted self-hosting solutions projects. This page compares how well each one is actually maintained — the part you cannot see from a feature list.
| Cosmos | StartOS | |
|---|---|---|
| Health score | 67/100 | 81/100 |
| Commits (11 mo) | 171 | 960 |
| Commits (last 3 mo) | 47 | 580 |
| Stars | 6.2k | 2k |
| Latest release | 19 Sept 2026 | 17 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | Apache-2.0, Commons-Clause | MIT |
| Built with | Docker, Go | Rust |
| Typical RAM | 1 GB | 1 GB |
Cosmos
Run server applications securely and with built-in privacy features. It acts as a secure gateway to your application, as well as a server manager.
Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.
Commit activity more than 40% of tracked projects; popularity more than 71%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
StartOS
Browser-based, graphical Operating System (OS) that makes running a personal server as easy as running a personal computer.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 79% of tracked projects; popularity more than 49%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
How to read this
Everything above is measured, not opinion: commit counts and release dates come from the public repositories, and the health score ranks each project against all 1352 projects we track. Read the full method.
What this comparison deliberately does not do is tell you which has the better feature set. Maintenance health tells you which project will still be receiving security fixes in two years. Decide that first, then compare features on the projects that survive the filter.
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