AVA CorevsCoturn
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| AVA Core | Coturn | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 56/100 | 71/100 |
| Rank in category | #10 of 16 in VoIP | #1 of 1 in WebRTC |
| GitHub stars | 1 261 | 14 525 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +98 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 16 |
| Latest release | v7.7.0 · 25 Oct 2026 | docker/4.18.0-r0 · 8 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | Python | C |
Which one should you pick?
Coturn scores 71/100 against 56/100 for AVA Core, so it is the safer default.
Coturn ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for AVA Core.
Coturn is growing faster right now (+98 stars in 30 days).
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