# Baby Buddy vs youtube-dl

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

| | Baby Buddy | youtube-dl |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 66/100 ✓ | 51/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 31 in Health & Fitness | #6 of 12 in Video |
| GitHub stars | 2 934 ✓ | 402 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +36 ✓ | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v2.11.0 · 19 Sept 2026 | — |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Baby Buddy scores 66/100 against 51/100 for youtube-dl, so it is the safer default.

Baby Buddy ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for youtube-dl.

Baby Buddy is growing faster right now (+36 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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