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cobaltvsydl_api_ng

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

cobaltydl_api_ng
Score83/10046/100
Rank in category#1 of 45 in Download Management#33 of 45 in Download Management
GitHub stars45 591240
Stars, last 30 days+1 807—
Stable releases, 12 months00
Latest release——
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main languageSveltePython

Which one should you pick?

cobalt scores 83/100 against 46/100 for ydl_api_ng, so it is the safer default.

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

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

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