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ChartDBvsZenphotoCMS

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

ChartDBZenphotoCMS
Score74/10052/100
Rank in category#7 of 40 in Database Management#8 of 19 in Photo Galleries
GitHub stars23 029318
Stars, last 30 days+79+0
Stable releases, 12 months50
Latest releasev1.20.1 · 7 Apr 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0Other
Main languageTypescriptPHP

Which one should you pick?

ChartDB scores 74/100 against 52/100 for ZenphotoCMS, so it is the safer default.

ChartDB ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ZenphotoCMS.

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

ChartDB is growing faster right now (+79 stars in 30 days).

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