# dograh vs PaddleOCR

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

| | dograh | PaddleOCR |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 70/100 | 85/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 11 in Voice Assistants | #1 of 4 in OCR |
| GitHub stars | 5 984 | 91 926 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +249 | +485 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 ✓ | 8 |
| Latest release | dograh-v1.49.0 · 12 Oct 2026 ✓ | v3.7.0 · 11 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

PaddleOCR scores 85/100 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 PaddleOCR.

## Details

- [dograh](https://selfhost.directory/project/dograh) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/dograh.md)
- [PaddleOCR](https://selfhost.directory/project/paddleocr) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/paddleocr.md)

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