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frappe_dockervsTube Archivist

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

frappe_dockerTube Archivist
Score66/10072/100
Rank in category#1 of 1 in Docker#7 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars2 6108 552
Stars, last 30 days+36+83
Stable releases, 12 months166
Latest releasev4.1.1 · 19 Oct 2026v0.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonPython

Which one should you pick?

Tube Archivist scores 72/100 against 66/100 for frappe_docker, so it is the safer default.

frappe_docker ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Tube Archivist.

If you want the quickest setup, frappe_docker is easier to run; Tube Archivist needs more configuration.

Tube Archivist is growing faster right now (+83 stars in 30 days).

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