# Fish Speech vs silicon

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

| | Fish Speech | silicon |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 ✓ | 43/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 9 in Text to Speech | #27 of 42 in Knowledge Management |
| GitHub stars | 33 455 ✓ | 266 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +132 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 0 |
| Latest release | — | — |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | Other |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Fish Speech scores 73/100 against 43/100 for silicon, so it is the safer default.

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

Fish Speech is growing faster right now (+132 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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