# Beets vs Music Assistant

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

| | Beets | Music Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 ✓ | 71/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 31 in Music | #3 of 59 in Music Streaming |
| GitHub stars | 15 861 ✓ | 3 256 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +161 ✓ | +148 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 14 | 45 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2.14.1 · 17 Sept 2026 | 2.11.0b7 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Beets scores 77/100 against 71/100 for Music Assistant, so it is the safer default.

Music Assistant ships more often: 45 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for Beets.

## Details

- [Beets](https://selfhost.directory/project/beets) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/beets.md)
- [Music Assistant](https://selfhost.directory/project/music-assistant) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/music-assistant.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/beets-vs-music-assistant