# beam vs Tube Archivist

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

| | beam | Tube Archivist |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 | 72/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #31 of 124 in AI | #7 of 118 in Media Server |
| GitHub stars | 1 834 | 8 553 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +47 | +84 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 364 ✓ | 6 |
| Latest release | gateway-0.1.837 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Tube Archivist scores 72/100 against 60/100 for beam, so it is the safer default.

beam ships more often: 364 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Tube Archivist.

## Details

- [beam](https://selfhost.directory/project/beam) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/beam.md)
- [Tube Archivist](https://selfhost.directory/project/tube-archivist) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/tube-archivist.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/beam-vs-tube-archivist