crawler-buddyvsHuginn
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| crawler-buddy | Huginn | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 43/100 | 80/100 |
| Rank in category | #14 of 16 in Web Scraping | #2 of 26 in Automation |
| GitHub stars | 258 | 50 165 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +181 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 9 |
| Latest release | — | v2026.10.26 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | HTML | Ruby |
Which one should you pick?
Huginn scores 80/100 against 43/100 for crawler-buddy, so it is the safer default.
Huginn ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for crawler-buddy.
Huginn is growing faster right now (+181 stars in 30 days).
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