hostingvsurl-to-png
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| hosting | url-to-png | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 27/100 | 49/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 3 in Video Hosting | #13 of 16 in Web Scraping |
| GitHub stars | 11 | 256 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 2 |
| Latest release | — | v2.1.4 · 18 Apr 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | JavaScript | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
url-to-png scores 49/100 against 27/100 for hosting, so it is the safer default.
url-to-png ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for hosting.
If you want the quickest setup, url-to-png is easier to run; hosting needs more configuration.
hosting details →url-to-png details →