Kreuzberg by kreuzberg-dev

A polyglot document intelligence framework with a Rust core. Extract text, metadata, images, and structured information from PDFs, Office documents, images, and 97+ formats. Available for Rust, Python, Ruby, Java, Go, PHP, Elixir, C#, R, C, TypeScript (Node/Bun/Wasm/Deno)- or use via CLI, REST API, or MCP server.

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Verdict 72/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 8 days ago

Self-host Kreuzberg on hetzner CAX11 for $4.13/mo.

Health score
72 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
8.2k
474 forks

Health score breakdown

6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.

activity
100
maturity
79
community
90
security
70
sustainability
53
adoption
34

Adoption signals

Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 8.2k github.com/kreuzberg-dev/kreuzberg
GitHub forks 474 github.com/kreuzberg-dev/kreuzberg
CRATES downloads (last month) 26k kreuzberg

Release & maintenance

Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.

Project age1.3 yearssince Jan 2025
Last commit3 days agoMay 4, 2026
Releases shipped193last: 8 days ago

Self-hosting cost across providers

Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.

ProviderPlanSpecsMonthly
hetzner CAX11 2c · 4GB · 40GB $4.13 USD Deploy →
vultr VC2 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5 USD Deploy →
linode Nanode 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $5.12 USD Deploy →
digitalocean Basic Regular 1GB 1c · 1GB · 25GB $6 USD Deploy →

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Ready to self-host Kreuzberg?

Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.

Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.

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