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DockerRegistryvsydl_api_ng

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

DockerRegistryydl_api_ng
Score74/10046/100
Rank in category#2 of 12 in Container Registry#33 of 45 in Download Management
GitHub stars10 667240
Stars, last 30 days+45+0
Stable releases, 12 months30
Latest releasev3.1.2 · 24 Sept 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-3.0
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

DockerRegistry scores 74/100 against 46/100 for ydl_api_ng, so it is the safer default.

DockerRegistry ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ydl_api_ng.

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

DockerRegistry is growing faster right now (+45 stars in 30 days).

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