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ffmpeg-over-ipvsMeTube

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

ffmpeg-over-ipMeTube
Score52/10076/100
Rank in category#6 of 18 in Video Processing#4 of 45 in Download Management
GitHub stars1 19615 128
Stars, last 30 days+0+285
Stable releases, 12 months648
Latest releasev6.0.0 · 19 Oct 20262026.10.27 · 27 Oct 2026
SetupEasyEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseOtherAGPL-3.0
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

MeTube scores 76/100 against 52/100 for ffmpeg-over-ip, so it is the safer default.

MeTube ships more often: 48 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for ffmpeg-over-ip.

MeTube is growing faster right now (+285 stars in 30 days).

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