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hass-otbr-dockervsOpenReader

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

hass-otbr-dockerOpenReader
Score38/10059/100
Rank in category#90 of 104 in Home Automation#4 of 15 in Audiobook Management
GitHub stars174550
Stars, last 30 days+0+34
Stable releases, 12 months319
Latest releasev0.4.0 · 13 Oct 2026v5.4.0 · 28 Oct 2026
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
License—MIT
Main languageShellTypescript

Which one should you pick?

OpenReader scores 59/100 against 38/100 for hass-otbr-docker, so it is the safer default.

OpenReader ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for hass-otbr-docker.

If you want the quickest setup, OpenReader is easier to run; hass-otbr-docker needs more configuration.

OpenReader is growing faster right now (+34 stars in 30 days).

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