# Fish Speech vs rushdb

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

| | Fish Speech | rushdb |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 ✓ | 48/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 9 in Text to Speech | #5 of 5 in Vector Database |
| GitHub stars | 33 464 ✓ | 325 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +141 ✓ | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 33 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v3.0.0 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

Fish Speech scores 73/100 against 48/100 for rushdb, so it is the safer default.

rushdb ships more often: 33 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Fish Speech.

Fish Speech is growing faster right now (+141 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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