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capvssubvert

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

capsubvert
Score79/10045/100
Rank in category#1 of 12 in Video#14 of 18 in Video Processing
GitHub stars24 009867
Stars, last 30 days+1 329—
Stable releases, 12 months130
Latest releasecap-v0.6.1 · 14 Sept 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherMIT
Main languageRustPHP

Which one should you pick?

cap scores 79/100 against 45/100 for subvert, so it is the safer default.

cap ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for subvert.

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

cap is growing faster right now (+1 329 stars in 30 days).

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