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cobaltvstrypost

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

cobalttrypost
Score83/10058/100
Rank in category#1 of 45 in Download Management#4 of 18 in Social Media Management
GitHub stars45 597764
Stars, last 30 days+1 813—
Stable releases, 12 months012
Latest release—v2.0.0 · 10 Oct 2026
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageSveltePHP

Which one should you pick?

cobalt scores 83/100 against 58/100 for trypost, so it is the safer default.

trypost ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for cobalt.

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

cobalt is growing faster right now (+1 813 stars in 30 days).

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