# Beets vs Traefik

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

| | Beets | Traefik |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 31 in Music | #1 of 24 in Reverse Proxy |
| GitHub stars | 15 862 | 65 402 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +157 | +447 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 14 | 34 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2.14.1 · 17 Sept 2026 | v2.11.60 · 20 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Traefik scores 86/100 against 77/100 for Beets, so it is the safer default.

Traefik ships more often: 34 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for Beets.

Traefik is growing faster right now (+447 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Beets](https://selfhost.directory/project/beets) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/beets.md)
- [Traefik](https://selfhost.directory/project/traefik) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/traefik.md)

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