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aiometadatavsStash

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

aiometadataStash
Score54/10078/100
Rank in category#47 of 118 in Media Server#2 of 142 in Media Management
GitHub stars54513 308
Stars, last 30 days—+302
Stable releases, 12 months167
Latest releasev3.8.3 · 28 Oct 2026latest_develop · 24 Jun 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptGo

Which one should you pick?

Stash scores 78/100 against 54/100 for aiometadata, so it is the safer default.

aiometadata ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for Stash.

If you want the quickest setup, Stash is easier to run; aiometadata needs more configuration.

Stash is growing faster right now (+302 stars in 30 days).

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