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FlagsmithvsReadMeABook

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

FlagsmithReadMeABook
Score73/10064/100
Rank in category#2 of 8 in Feature Flags#3 of 15 in Audiobook Management
GitHub stars6 6301 034
Stars, last 30 days+61+64
Stable releases, 12 months6821
Latest releasev2.288.2 · 29 Oct 2026v1.2.12 · 27 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseBSD-3-ClauseAGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Flagsmith scores 73/100 against 64/100 for ReadMeABook, so it is the safer default.

Flagsmith ships more often: 68 stable releases in the past year, against 21 for ReadMeABook.

If you want the quickest setup, Flagsmith is easier to run; ReadMeABook needs more configuration.

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