# ebook2audiobook---Legacy vs headscale

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

| | ebook2audiobook---Legacy | headscale |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 82/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 9 in Text to Speech | #1 of 31 in Networking |
| GitHub stars | 20 452 | 45 154 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +231 | +1 047 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 ✓ | 7 |
| Latest release | v26.10.1 · 1 Oct 2026 | v0.29.6 · 24 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-3-Clause |
| Main language | Python | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

headscale scores 82/100 against 74/100 for ebook2audiobook---Legacy, so it is the safer default.

ebook2audiobook---Legacy ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for headscale.

headscale is growing faster right now (+1 047 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [ebook2audiobook---Legacy](https://selfhost.directory/project/ebook2audiobook-legacy) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ebook2audiobook-legacy.md)
- [headscale](https://selfhost.directory/project/headscale) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/headscale.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/ebook2audiobook-legacy-vs-headscale