CodervsPaddleOCR
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Coder | PaddleOCR | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 | 85/100 |
| Rank in category | #10 of 166 in Developer Tools | #1 of 4 in OCR |
| GitHub stars | 17 220 | 91 931 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +539 | +490 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 72 | 7 |
| Latest release | v2.29.24 · 28 Oct 2026 | v3.7.0 · 11 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Python |
Which one should you pick?
PaddleOCR scores 85/100 against 76/100 for Coder, so it is the safer default.
Coder ships more often: 72 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for PaddleOCR.
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