# Harbor vs Jellyfin

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

| | Harbor | Jellyfin |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 | 88/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 12 in Container Registry | #1 of 118 in Media Server |
| GitHub stars | 29 639 | 58 765 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +185 | +1 291 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 15 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2.14.6 · 23 Oct 2026 | v12.4 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | C |

## Which one should you pick?

Jellyfin scores 88/100 against 80/100 for Harbor, so it is the safer default.

Jellyfin ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for Harbor.

Jellyfin is growing faster right now (+1 291 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Harbor](https://selfhost.directory/project/harbor) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/harbor.md)
- [Jellyfin](https://selfhost.directory/project/jellyfin) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/jellyfin.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/harbor-vs-jellyfin