Discoursevsurl-to-png
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Discourse | url-to-png | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 83/100 | 49/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums | #13 of 16 in Web Scraping |
| GitHub stars | 48 024 | 256 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +135 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 2 |
| Latest release | _gh-attach-assets · 15 Jul 2026 | v2.1.4 · 18 Apr 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Ruby | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
Discourse scores 83/100 against 49/100 for url-to-png, so it is the safer default.
url-to-png ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for Discourse.
If you want the quickest setup, url-to-png is easier to run; Discourse needs more configuration.
Discourse is growing faster right now (+135 stars in 30 days).
Discourse details →url-to-png details →