# Harbor vs librephotos

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

| | Harbor | librephotos |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 ✓ | 71/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 12 in Container Registry | #2 of 41 in Photo Management |
| GitHub stars | 29 641 ✓ | 8 120 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +187 ✓ | +37 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 13 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2.14.6 · 23 Oct 2026 | 1.5.0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Go | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Harbor scores 80/100 against 71/100 for librephotos, so it is the safer default.

librephotos ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for Harbor.

Harbor is growing faster right now (+187 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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