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Calibre WebvsMyDuck Server

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

Calibre WebMyDuck Server
Score78/10049/100
Rank in category#1 of 7 in E-book Management#30 of 38 in Databases
GitHub stars18 490594
Stars, last 30 days+250+0
Stable releases, 12 months20
Latest release0.6.27 · 8 Aug 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
Main languageFluentGo

Which one should you pick?

Calibre Web scores 78/100 against 49/100 for MyDuck Server, so it is the safer default.

Calibre Web ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for MyDuck Server.

If you want the quickest setup, Calibre Web is easier to run; MyDuck Server needs more configuration.

Calibre Web is growing faster right now (+250 stars in 30 days).

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