# Baby Buddy vs Standard Notes

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

| | Baby Buddy | Standard Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 66/100 | 70/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #4 of 31 in Health & Fitness | #8 of 81 in Notes & Editors |
| GitHub stars | 2 934 | 6 686 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +36 | +53 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 ✓ | 5 |
| Latest release | v2.11.0 · 19 Sept 2026 | @standardnotes/mobile@3.202.11 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Standard Notes scores 70/100 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 5 for Standard Notes.

If you want the quickest setup, Baby Buddy is easier to run; Standard Notes needs more configuration.

## Details

- [Baby Buddy](https://selfhost.directory/project/baby-buddy) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/baby-buddy.md)
- [Standard Notes](https://selfhost.directory/project/standard-notes) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/standard-notes.md)

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