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Apache HTTP ServervsOpenBrief

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

Apache HTTP ServerOpenBrief
Score74/10045/100
Rank in category#3 of 12 in Web Servers#7 of 15 in Audio Processing
GitHub stars—580
Stars, last 30 days—+0
Stable releases, 12 months01
Latest release—v0.4.0 · 25 May 2026
SetupAdvancedEasy
Official Docker imageNoNo
LicenseApache-2.0AGPL-3.0
Main language—Typescript

Which one should you pick?

Apache HTTP Server scores 74/100 against 45/100 for OpenBrief, so it is the safer default.

OpenBrief ships more often: 1 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Apache HTTP Server.

If you want the quickest setup, OpenBrief is easier to run; Apache HTTP Server needs more configuration.

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