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ESP-KVM vs LaraNode

ESP-KVM vs LaraNode

Two tools side by side on stored numbers and facts. No verdict of ours: every number (stars, gains, last commit, contributors) carries the time it was checked, licence and platform are copied from each entry, and a missing value reads [unconfirmed].

Both in INFRA →

As of 09-19 18:00 UTC

AI chooses the lists under the owner’s delegation. No human review is running in September 2026. Total stars, increases, cross-source signals, last updates and licences are shown as evidence. How ranks work →

ESP-KVM

Build-your-own remote KVM

LaraNode

Run your own hosting control panel

FACT	ESP-KVM	LaraNode
GitHub stars	★ 449checked on GitHub 09-19 22:59 UTC	★ 1,362checked on GitHub 09-19 22:59 UTC
7-day gain	▲ +6 (GH Archive)	▲ +8 (GH Archive)
30-day gain	▲ +12 (GH Archive)	▲ +8 (GH Archive)
Licence	Apache-2.0Commercial use, redistribution OK. Keep notices; mark changes.	MITUse, change and redistribute, commercially too. Keep the notice.
Platform	web	web · linux
Last commit	2026-09-19within 24 h · As of 09-19 22:59 UTC	2026-09-19within 24 h · As of 09-19 22:59 UTC
Contributors	4 contributorsAs of 09-19 22:59 UTC	4 contributorsAs of 09-19 22:59 UTC
How to start	Self-host	Self-host

Star totals are the last GitHub check plus increases observed via GH Archive since; the 7- and 30-day gains are GH Archive observations to the reference time. The same snapshot as the rankings — a comparison, not a recommendation. As of 09-19 18:00 UTC

WHICH FOR WHOM

The roles are copied from each entry’s "who uses it" lines. Nothing here is a new judgement.

ESP-KVM: Homelab and mini-PC owners · Home Assistant users · Embedded developers working with the ESP32-P4 or HDMI capture
LaraNode: Solo operators and small teams running sites on a VPS or two, and anyone trying to drop a hosting panel licence.