ComfyUIvsJupyterLab
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| ComfyUI | JupyterLab | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 93/100 | 78/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 125 in AI | #1 of 3 in Data Science |
| GitHub stars | 143 831 | 15 379 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +8 957 | +59 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 27 | 12 |
| Latest release | v0.43.0 · 27 Oct 2026 | v4.7.0b0 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
ComfyUI scores 93/100 against 78/100 for JupyterLab, so it is the safer default.
ComfyUI ships more often: 27 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for JupyterLab.
If you want the quickest setup, JupyterLab is easier to run; ComfyUI needs more configuration.
ComfyUI is growing faster right now (+8 957 stars in 30 days).
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