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GhostHubvsKavita

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

GhostHubKavita
Score48/10073/100
Rank in category#66 of 118 in Media Server#1 of 14 in Comics
GitHub stars28211 968
Stars, last 30 days+0+232
Stable releases, 12 months68
Latest releasev5.3.0 · 25 May 2026v0.9.1.4 · 2 Sept 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseOtherGPL-3.0
Main languageJavaScriptC#

Which one should you pick?

Kavita scores 73/100 against 48/100 for GhostHub, so it is the safer default.

Kavita ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for GhostHub.

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

Kavita is growing faster right now (+232 stars in 30 days).

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