# dograh vs Kavita

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

| | dograh | Kavita |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 70/100 | 73/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Voice Assistants | #1 of 14 in Comics |
| GitHub stars | 5 984 | 11 970 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +249 ✓ | +234 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 ✓ | 8 |
| Latest release | dograh-v1.49.0 · 12 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.9.1.4 · 2 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | C# |

## Which one should you pick?

Kavita scores 73/100 against 70/100 for dograh, so it is the safer default.

dograh ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for Kavita.

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

## Details

- [dograh](https://selfhost.directory/project/dograh) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/dograh.md)
- [Kavita](https://selfhost.directory/project/kavita) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/kavita.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/dograh-vs-kavita