# Baby Buddy vs Tipi

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

| | Baby Buddy | Tipi |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 66/100 | 71/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #4 of 31 in Health & Fitness | #3 of 22 in Home Server |
| GitHub stars | 2 932 | 9 709 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +37 ✓ | +33 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 ✓ | 5 |
| Latest release | v2.11.0 · 19 Sept 2026 | v4.11.0 · 21 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Tipi scores 71/100 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 Tipi.

## Details

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

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