# Ente vs windmill

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

| | Ente | windmill |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 82/100 ✓ | 77/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 41 in Photo Management | #6 of 32 in Workflow Automation |
| GitHub stars | 29 724 ✓ | 18 311 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +664 ✓ | +282 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 30 | 163 ✓ |
| Latest release | ente-cli-v0.4.2 · 27 Oct 2026 | v1.853.0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | Dart | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

Ente scores 82/100 against 77/100 for windmill, so it is the safer default.

windmill ships more often: 163 stable releases in the past year, against 30 for Ente.

Ente is growing faster right now (+664 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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