# BookBounty vs grimmory

> Two self-hosted [Book Management projects](https://selfhost.directory/book-management), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | BookBounty | grimmory |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 43/100 | 69/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #11 of 12 in Book Management | #2 of 12 in Book Management |
| GitHub stars | 294 | 4 623 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +204 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 5 | 19 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.2.15 · 21 Aug 2026 | v3.5.0 · 21 Sept 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Java |

## Which one should you pick?

grimmory scores 69/100 against 43/100 for BookBounty, so it is the safer default.

grimmory ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for BookBounty.

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

grimmory is growing faster right now (+204 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [BookBounty](https://selfhost.directory/project/bookbounty) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/bookbounty.md)
- [grimmory](https://selfhost.directory/project/grimmory) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/grimmory.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/bookbounty-vs-grimmory