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Duix.AvatarvsPaddleOCR

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

Duix.AvatarPaddleOCR
Score67/10085/100
Rank in category#21 of 124 in AI#1 of 4 in OCR
GitHub stars16 13591 931
Stars, last 30 days+138+490
Stable releases, 12 months07
Latest release—v3.7.0 · 11 Jun 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseOtherApache-2.0
Main languageCPython

Which one should you pick?

PaddleOCR scores 85/100 against 67/100 for Duix.Avatar, so it is the safer default.

PaddleOCR ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Duix.Avatar.

If you want the quickest setup, PaddleOCR is easier to run; Duix.Avatar needs more configuration.

PaddleOCR is growing faster right now (+490 stars in 30 days).

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