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GotenbergvsFerrite Telegram Server

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

GotenbergFerrite Telegram Server
Score77/10039/100
Rank in category#2 of 12 in Document Processing#88 of 110 in Chat
GitHub stars13 469177
Stars, last 30 days+313+0
Stable releases, 12 months160
Latest releasev8.39.0 · 27 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
Main languageGoC#

Which one should you pick?

Gotenberg scores 77/100 against 39/100 for Ferrite Telegram Server, so it is the safer default.

Gotenberg ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Ferrite Telegram Server.

If you want the quickest setup, Gotenberg is easier to run; Ferrite Telegram Server needs more configuration.

Gotenberg is growing faster right now (+313 stars in 30 days).

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