Vispy by vispy

Main repository for Vispy

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Verdict 69/100 health $4.13/mo cheapest, hetzner 2/5 setup difficulty Last release 4 months ago

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

Health score
69 /100
6-dim composite
Self-hosts from
$4.13 /mo
hetzner · CAX11
Difficulty
2 /5
Docker + read README
GitHub stars
3.6k
630 forks

Health score breakdown

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

activity
68
maturity
100
community
86
security
70
sustainability
65
adoption
33

Adoption signals

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

SignalValueSource
GitHub stars 3.6k github.com/vispy/vispy
GitHub forks 630 github.com/vispy/vispy
PYPI downloads (last month) 514k vispy

Release & maintenance

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

Project age13.1 yearssince Mar 2013
Last commit13 days agoApr 24, 2026
Releases shipped42last: 4 months 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 Vispy?

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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