# ferrishare vs Librum

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

| | ferrishare | Librum |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 49/100 | 60/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #50 of 86 in File Sharing | #5 of 7 in E-book Management |
| GitHub stars | 335 | 5 318 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 ✓ | +-2 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v1.1.3 · 6 Jan 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | MIT | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Rust | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Librum scores 60/100 against 49/100 for ferrishare, so it is the safer default.

ferrishare ships more often: 1 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Librum.

## Details

- [ferrishare](https://selfhost.directory/project/ferrishare) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ferrishare.md)
- [Librum](https://selfhost.directory/project/librum) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/librum.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/ferrishare-vs-librum