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cobaltvslist-sync

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

cobaltlist-sync
Score83/10048/100
Rank in category#1 of 45 in Download Management#79 of 142 in Media Management
GitHub stars45 591341
Stars, last 30 days+1 807—
Stable releases, 12 months03
Latest release—v0.6.6 · 11 Dec 2025
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageSveltePython

Which one should you pick?

cobalt scores 83/100 against 48/100 for list-sync, so it is the safer default.

list-sync ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for cobalt.

If you want the quickest setup, cobalt is easier to run; list-sync needs more configuration.

cobalt is growing faster right now (+1 807 stars in 30 days).

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