# Fish Speech vs NGINX

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

| | Fish Speech | NGINX |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 | 84/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 9 in Text to Speech | #2 of 12 in Web Servers |
| GitHub stars | 33 457 ✓ | 31 998 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +134 | +277 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 21 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | release-1.31.8 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | BSD-2-Clause |
| Main language | Python | C |

## Which one should you pick?

NGINX scores 84/100 against 73/100 for Fish Speech, so it is the safer default.

NGINX ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Fish Speech.

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

NGINX is growing faster right now (+277 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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