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jenkinsvsyoutube-dl

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

jenkinsyoutube-dl
Score82/10051/100
Rank in category#1 of 28 in CI/CD#6 of 12 in Video
GitHub stars26 703402
Stars, last 30 days+117+0
Stable releases, 12 months320
Latest releasejenkins-2.580.2 · 28 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageJavaPython

Which one should you pick?

jenkins scores 82/100 against 51/100 for youtube-dl, so it is the safer default.

jenkins ships more often: 32 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for youtube-dl.

If you want the quickest setup, youtube-dl is easier to run; jenkins needs more configuration.

jenkins is growing faster right now (+117 stars in 30 days).

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