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

gatustelethon_downloader
Score76/10045/100
Rank in category#1 of 12 in Uptime Monitoring#35 of 45 in Download Management
GitHub stars12 444206
Stars, last 30 days+290+0
Stable releases, 12 months100
Latest releasev5.38.0 · 28 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-3.0
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

gatus scores 76/100 against 45/100 for telethon_downloader, so it is the safer default.

gatus ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for telethon_downloader.

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

gatus is growing faster right now (+290 stars in 30 days).

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