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AstrBotvsrestic-rest-server

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

AstrBotrestic-rest-server
Score88/10060/100
Rank in category#4 of 125 in AI#18 of 46 in Backup
GitHub stars44 5281 532
Stars, last 30 days+3 596+36
Stable releases, 12 months220
Latest releasev4.29.3 · 24 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0BSD-2-Clause
Main languagePythonGo

Which one should you pick?

AstrBot scores 88/100 against 60/100 for restic-rest-server, so it is the safer default.

AstrBot ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for restic-rest-server.

If you want the quickest setup, restic-rest-server is easier to run; AstrBot needs more configuration.

AstrBot is growing faster right now (+3 596 stars in 30 days).

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