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Activepiecesvsyoutube-dl-server

Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

Activepiecesyoutube-dl-server
Score80/10047/100
Rank in category#4 of 32 in Workflow Automation#31 of 45 in Download Management
GitHub stars25 269319
Stars, last 30 days+550+0
Stable releases, 12 months400
Latest release0.87.3-hotfix.1 · 29 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherMIT
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

Activepieces scores 80/100 against 47/100 for youtube-dl-server, so it is the safer default.

Activepieces ships more often: 40 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for youtube-dl-server.

Activepieces is growing faster right now (+550 stars in 30 days).

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