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jcorp-nomadvsKavita

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

jcorp-nomadKavita
Score52/10073/100
Rank in category#53 of 118 in Media Server#1 of 14 in Comics
GitHub stars1 24411 965
Stars, last 30 days—+237
Stable releases, 12 months38
Latest releasemk3 · 26 Sept 2026v0.9.1.4 · 2 Sept 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseOtherGPL-3.0
Main languageHTMLC#

Which one should you pick?

Kavita scores 73/100 against 52/100 for jcorp-nomad, so it is the safer default.

Kavita ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for jcorp-nomad.

If you want the quickest setup, Kavita is easier to run; jcorp-nomad needs more configuration.

Kavita is growing faster right now (+237 stars in 30 days).

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