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BentoPDFvsydl_api_ng

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

BentoPDFydl_api_ng
Score77/10046/100
Rank in category#2 of 12 in Document Processing#33 of 45 in Download Management
GitHub stars16 188240
Stars, last 30 days+477+0
Stable releases, 12 months150
Latest releasev2.8.10 · 19 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main languageJavaScriptPython

Which one should you pick?

BentoPDF scores 77/100 against 46/100 for ydl_api_ng, so it is the safer default.

BentoPDF ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ydl_api_ng.

If you want the quickest setup, BentoPDF is easier to run; ydl_api_ng needs more configuration.

BentoPDF is growing faster right now (+477 stars in 30 days).

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