# Aureus vs stable-diffusion-webui

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

| | Aureus | stable-diffusion-webui |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 68/100 | 89/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 14 in ERP | #1 of 11 in Image Generation |
| GitHub stars | 12 130 | 165 170 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +151 ✓ | +79 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v1.7.0 · 23 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

stable-diffusion-webui scores 89/100 against 68/100 for Aureus, so it is the safer default.

Aureus ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for stable-diffusion-webui.

## Details

- [Aureus](https://selfhost.directory/project/aureus) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/aureus.md)
- [stable-diffusion-webui](https://selfhost.directory/project/stable-diffusion-webui) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/stable-diffusion-webui.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/aureus-vs-stable-diffusion-webui