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
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.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| 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 age | 13.1 years | since Mar 2013 |
| Last commit | 13 days ago | Apr 24, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 42 | last: 4 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 → |
What people say on Hacker News
- Show HN: Update on Dispytch: Just Got Dynamic Topics – Event Handling Leveled Up
- Show HN: Dispytch – a Python framework for building event-driven services
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- Show HN: I Spy AI – Detect AI-Generated Images, with an MCP Server
- LisPy – A Lisp interpreter for AI agent orchestration
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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