# checkmate vs Kavita

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

| | checkmate | Kavita |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 72/100 | 73/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #15 of 104 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 14 in Comics |
| GitHub stars | 11 007 | 11 969 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +120 | +233 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 ✓ | 8 |
| Latest release | v3.13.1 · 22 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.9.1.4 · 2 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | C# |

## Which one should you pick?

Kavita scores 73/100 against 72/100 for checkmate, so it is the safer default.

checkmate ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for Kavita.

## Details

- [checkmate](https://selfhost.directory/project/checkmate) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/checkmate.md)
- [Kavita](https://selfhost.directory/project/kavita) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/kavita.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/checkmate-vs-kavita