# Baby Buddy vs Wastebin

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

| | Baby Buddy | Wastebin |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 66/100 ✓ | 56/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 31 in Health & Fitness | #4 of 19 in Pastebins |
| GitHub stars | 2 934 ✓ | 880 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +36 ✓ | +20 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 11 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2.11.0 · 19 Sept 2026 | 3.9.0 · 15 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

Baby Buddy scores 66/100 against 56/100 for Wastebin, so it is the safer default.

Wastebin ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for Baby Buddy.

## Details

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

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