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bookorbitvsExcludarr

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

bookorbitExcludarr
Score73/10043/100
Rank in category#1 of 12 in Book Management#111 of 142 in Media Management
GitHub stars5 886232
Stars, last 30 days+1 256—
Stable releases, 12 months230
Latest releasev3.6.0 · 27 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

bookorbit scores 73/100 against 43/100 for Excludarr, so it is the safer default.

bookorbit ships more often: 23 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Excludarr.

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

bookorbit is growing faster right now (+1 256 stars in 30 days).

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