# Baby Buddy vs VisionState

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

| | Baby Buddy | VisionState |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 66/100 ✓ | 49/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 31 in Health & Fitness | #73 of 104 in Home Automation |
| GitHub stars | 2 934 ✓ | 177 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +36 | +46 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 20 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2.11.0 · 19 Sept 2026 | v0.11.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Baby Buddy scores 66/100 against 49/100 for VisionState, so it is the safer default.

VisionState ships more often: 20 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for Baby Buddy.

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

## Details

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

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