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crocvsTube Archivist

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

crocTube Archivist
Score82/10072/100
Rank in category#1 of 11 in File Transfer & Sync#7 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars40 8018 552
Stars, last 30 days+358+83
Stable releases, 12 months486
Latest releasev11.5.5 · 19 Oct 2026v0.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

croc scores 82/100 against 72/100 for Tube Archivist, so it is the safer default.

croc ships more often: 48 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Tube Archivist.

If you want the quickest setup, croc is easier to run; Tube Archivist needs more configuration.

croc is growing faster right now (+358 stars in 30 days).

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