# Ente vs OpenWA

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

| | Ente | OpenWA |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 81/100 ✓ | 77/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 41 in Photo Management | #2 of 19 in API Management |
| GitHub stars | 29 696 ✓ | 16 333 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +651 ✓ | +327 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 30 ✓ | 3 |
| Latest release | ente-cli-v0.4.2 · 27 Oct 2026 | v0.26.0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Dart | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Ente scores 81/100 against 77/100 for OpenWA, so it is the safer default.

Ente ships more often: 30 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for OpenWA.

If you want the quickest setup, OpenWA is easier to run; Ente needs more configuration.

## Details

- [Ente](https://selfhost.directory/project/ente) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ente.md)
- [OpenWA](https://selfhost.directory/project/openwa) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/openwa.md)

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