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dir2opdsvsLibrum

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

dir2opdsLibrum
Score49/10060/100
Rank in category#7 of 19 in Ebook Management#5 of 7 in E-book Management
GitHub stars1235 318
Stars, last 30 days+2+-1
Stable releases, 12 months110
Latest releasev1.12.0 · 26 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main languageGoC

Which one should you pick?

Librum scores 60/100 against 49/100 for dir2opds, so it is the safer default.

dir2opds ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Librum.

If you want the quickest setup, dir2opds is easier to run; Librum needs more configuration.

dir2opds is growing faster right now (+2 stars in 30 days).

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