Dawarich vs Shelf

Both are self-hosted maps and global positioning system (gps) projects. This page compares how well each one is actually maintained — the part you cannot see from a feature list.

Dawarich and Shelf are closely matched on maintenance health (93 vs 90). Neither is the safer bet on activity alone, so choose on features, licence and the stack you already run.
DawarichShelf
Health score 93/100 90/100
Commits (11 mo) 2477 4033
Commits (last 3 mo) 1143 1953
Stars 11k 3k
Latest release 22 Sept 2026 23 Sept 2026
Licence AGPL-3.0 AGPL-3.0
Built with Docker Nodejs
Typical RAM 1 GB 1 GB

Dawarich

Visualize your location history, track your movements, and analyze your travel patterns with complete privacy and control (alternative to Google Timeline a.k.a. Google Location History).

93/100
Thriving

High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.

Maintenance 37/40
Releases 25/25
Community 16/20
Momentum 15/15

Commit activity more than 92% of tracked projects; popularity more than 80%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

2025-10: 123 commits 2025-11: 116 commits 2025-12: 73 commits 2026-01: 73 commits 2026-02: 136 commits 2026-03: 170 commits 2026-04: 127 commits 2026-05: 516 commits 2026-06: 178 commits 2026-07: 437 commits 2026-08: 528 commits

Shelf

Asset and equipment tracking software used by teams who value clarity. Shelf is an asset database and QR asset label generator that lets you create, manage and overview your assets across locations. Unlimited assets, free forever.

90/100
Thriving

High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.

Maintenance 38/40
Releases 25/25
Community 11/20
Momentum 15/15

Commit activity more than 96% of tracked projects; popularity more than 57%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

2025-10: 304 commits 2025-11: 253 commits 2025-12: 181 commits 2026-01: 245 commits 2026-02: 314 commits 2026-03: 237 commits 2026-04: 215 commits 2026-05: 331 commits 2026-06: 451 commits 2026-07: 445 commits 2026-08: 1057 commits

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.

See every option in this category: self-hosted maps and global positioning system (gps).