# Baby Buddy vs grocy

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

| | Baby Buddy | grocy |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 66/100 | 75/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #4 of 31 in Health & Fitness | #2 of 15 in Home Management |
| GitHub stars | 2 932 | 9 624 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +37 | +101 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 ✓ | 3 |
| Latest release | v2.11.0 · 19 Sept 2026 ✓ | v4.7.1 · 4 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Blade |

## Which one should you pick?

grocy scores 75/100 against 66/100 for Baby Buddy, so it is the safer default.

Baby Buddy ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for grocy.

grocy is growing faster right now (+101 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Baby Buddy](https://selfhost.directory/project/baby-buddy) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/baby-buddy.md)
- [grocy](https://selfhost.directory/project/grocy) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/grocy.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/baby-buddy-vs-grocy