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ChronoFramevsSubgen

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

ChronoFrameSubgen
Score63/10060/100
Rank in category#8 of 41 in Photo Management#1 of 4 in Media
GitHub stars1 9641 506
Stars, last 30 days+32+19
Stable releases, 12 months30
Latest releasev1.0.2 · 21 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

ChronoFrame scores 63/100 against 60/100 for Subgen, so it is the safer default.

ChronoFrame ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Subgen.

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

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