directusvsJellyfin
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| directus | Jellyfin | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 79/100 | 88/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 13 in Headless CMS | #1 of 118 in Media Server |
| GitHub stars | 38 709 | 58 761 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +748 | +1 287 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 18 | 15 |
| Latest release | v12.6.0 · 27 Oct 2026 | v12.4 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Other | GPL-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | C |
Which one should you pick?
Jellyfin scores 88/100 against 79/100 for directus, so it is the safer default.
directus ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for Jellyfin.
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