# Fish Speech vs netbird

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

| | Fish Speech | netbird |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 | 81/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 9 in Text to Speech | #2 of 56 in VPN |
| GitHub stars | 33 461 ✓ | 30 310 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +138 | +807 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 40 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v0.81.5 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | Other |
| Main language | Python | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

netbird scores 81/100 against 73/100 for Fish Speech, so it is the safer default.

netbird ships more often: 40 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Fish Speech.

If you want the quickest setup, netbird is easier to run; Fish Speech needs more configuration.

netbird is growing faster right now (+807 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Fish Speech](https://selfhost.directory/project/fish-speech) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/fish-speech.md)
- [netbird](https://selfhost.directory/project/netbird) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/netbird.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/fish-speech-vs-netbird