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hankovsReadMeABook

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

hankoReadMeABook
Score68/10064/100
Rank in category#7 of 40 in Authentication#3 of 15 in Audiobook Management
GitHub stars9 0511 033
Stars, last 30 days+15+65
Stable releases, 12 months221
Latest releasebackend/v3.1.0 · 1 Oct 2026v1.2.12 · 27 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageGoTypescript

Which one should you pick?

hanko scores 68/100 against 64/100 for ReadMeABook, so it is the safer default.

ReadMeABook ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for hanko.

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

ReadMeABook is growing faster right now (+65 stars in 30 days).

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