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Embystatvsjellyplex-watched

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

Embystatjellyplex-watched
Score39/10055/100
Rank in category#101 of 118 in Media Server#40 of 142 in Media Management
GitHub stars2911 064
Stars, last 30 days+0+15
Stable releases, 12 months05
Latest release—v8.5.3 · 28 May 2026
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languageCPython

Which one should you pick?

jellyplex-watched scores 55/100 against 39/100 for Embystat, so it is the safer default.

jellyplex-watched ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Embystat.

jellyplex-watched is growing faster right now (+15 stars in 30 days).

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