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Discount BanditvsTube Archivist

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

Discount BanditTube Archivist
Score55/10072/100
Rank in category#18 of 27 in E-commerce#7 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars7598 552
Stars, last 30 days+16+83
Stable releases, 12 months46
Latest releasev-4.0.5 · 23 Oct 2026v0.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
License—GPL-3.0
Main languagePHPPython

Which one should you pick?

Tube Archivist scores 72/100 against 55/100 for Discount Bandit, so it is the safer default.

Tube Archivist ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for Discount Bandit.

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

Tube Archivist is growing faster right now (+83 stars in 30 days).

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