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ChronoFramevsMediary Scout

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

ChronoFrameMediary Scout
Score63/10059/100
Rank in category#8 of 41 in Photo Management#28 of 142 in Media Management
GitHub stars1 9641 593
Stars, last 30 days+32—
Stable releases, 12 months310
Latest releasev1.0.2 · 21 Oct 2026v2026.10.22 · 22 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.00BSD
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

ChronoFrame scores 63/100 against 59/100 for Mediary Scout, so it is the safer default.

Mediary Scout ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for ChronoFrame.

If you want the quickest setup, ChronoFrame is easier to run; Mediary Scout needs more configuration.

ChronoFrame is growing faster right now (+32 stars in 30 days).

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