# Fish Speech vs Shinken

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

| | Fish Speech | Shinken |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 ✓ | 53/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 9 in Text to Speech | #17 of 51 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 33 457 ✓ | 1 135 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +134 ✓ | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 0 |
| Latest release | — | — |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Fish Speech scores 73/100 against 53/100 for Shinken, so it is the safer default.

Fish Speech is growing faster right now (+134 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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