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FileRisevsOpenReader

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

FileRiseOpenReader
Score59/10059/100
Rank in category#9 of 34 in File Management#4 of 15 in Audiobook Management
GitHub stars1 024550
Stars, last 30 days+8+35
Stable releases, 12 months3519
Latest releasev3.38.0 · 21 Oct 2026v5.4.0 · 28 Oct 2026
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageJavaScriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

FileRise and OpenReader score the same (59/100), so the choice comes down to the details below.

FileRise ships more often: 35 stable releases in the past year, against 19 for OpenReader.

OpenReader is growing faster right now (+35 stars in 30 days).

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