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bookorbitvsplex-rewind

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

bookorbitplex-rewind
Score73/10046/100
Rank in category#1 of 12 in Book Management#92 of 142 in Media Management
GitHub stars5 889303
Stars, last 30 days+1 259—
Stable releases, 12 months2326
Latest releasev3.6.0 · 27 Oct 2026v5.4.1-develop.2 · 28 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

bookorbit scores 73/100 against 46/100 for plex-rewind, so it is the safer default.

plex-rewind ships more often: 26 stable releases in the past year, against 23 for bookorbit.

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

bookorbit is growing faster right now (+1 259 stars in 30 days).

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