# Ente vs tesserae

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

| | Ente | tesserae |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 82/100 ✓ | 51/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 41 in Photo Management | #14 of 44 in Dashboard |
| GitHub stars | 29 729 ✓ | 982 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +669 ✓ | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 30 | 78 ✓ |
| Latest release | ente-cli-v0.4.2 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.480.0 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Dart | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Ente scores 82/100 against 51/100 for tesserae, so it is the safer default.

tesserae ships more often: 78 stable releases in the past year, against 30 for Ente.

Ente is growing faster right now (+669 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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