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ProxmoxVE vs saltcorn
ProxmoxVE has 29,607 GitHub stars, 2,887 forks, 27 open issues and last shipped yesterday. saltcorn has 2,071 stars, 353 forks, 737 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ProxmoxVE leads on adoption by 1,330% (29,607 vs 2,071 stars). ProxmoxVE is written in Shell under MIT; saltcorn is written in JavaScript under MIT. ProxmoxVE has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, saltcorn 17%. ProxmoxVE was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| ProxmoxVE | saltcorn | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 30K | ★ 2.1K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Shell | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 353 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick ProxmoxVE if
- You weight community size — 30K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Shell
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick saltcorn if
- You want the saltcorn feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and saltcorn fits your workflow better
About ProxmoxVE
Proxmox VE Helper Scripts (Community Edition) is a collection of Shell scripts that install and configure self hosted services as containers or virtual machines on Proxmox VE. It is a community project built on the foundation of @tteck's original work, distributed under the MIT license, and it lives in the Proxmox VE and homelab ecosystem alongside LXC, Docker, Debian, Ubuntu, and Alpine tooling. The scripts cover hundreds of services across home automation, media, networking, monitoring, databases, security, and developer tooling.
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About saltcorn
Saltcorn is a free and open source no code application builder, licensed under MIT and written in JavaScript, for people who need to build database backed web and mobile applications without writing application code.
read the full saltcorn overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is ProxmoxVE or saltcorn more popular?
ProxmoxVE has 29,607 GitHub stars and saltcorn has 2,071. ProxmoxVE has the larger community by that measure.
Are ProxmoxVE and saltcorn free?
Both are open source. ProxmoxVE is licensed under MIT and saltcorn under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between ProxmoxVE and saltcorn?
ProxmoxVE is written in Shell and saltcorn in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, ProxmoxVE or saltcorn?
Choose ProxmoxVE if you want the larger community (29,607 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose saltcorn if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.