dokployvsPaddleOCR
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| dokploy | PaddleOCR | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 85/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 14 in Platform as a Service | #1 of 4 in OCR |
| GitHub stars | 38 097 | 91 881 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +611 | +440 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 27 | 8 |
| Latest release | v0.30.10 · 22 Oct 2026 | v3.7.0 · 11 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |
Which one should you pick?
PaddleOCR scores 85/100 against 80/100 for dokploy, so it is the safer default.
dokploy ships more often: 27 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for PaddleOCR.
If you want the quickest setup, dokploy is easier to run; PaddleOCR needs more configuration.
dokploy details →PaddleOCR details →