# Guardian vs OmniVoice-Studio

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

| | Guardian | OmniVoice-Studio |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 41/100 | 94/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #95 of 118 in Media Server | #1 of 9 in Text to Speech |
| GitHub stars | 174 | 93 418 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +58 144 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 13 | 35 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2.1.0 · 26 Oct 2026 | v0.5.7 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

OmniVoice-Studio scores 94/100 against 41/100 for Guardian, so it is the safer default.

OmniVoice-Studio ships more often: 35 stable releases in the past year, against 13 for Guardian.

OmniVoice-Studio is growing faster right now (+58 144 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Guardian](https://selfhost.directory/project/guardian) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/guardian.md)
- [OmniVoice-Studio](https://selfhost.directory/project/omnivoice-studio) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/omnivoice-studio.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/guardian-vs-omnivoice-studio