# jevos vs Shinobi

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

| | jevos | Shinobi |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 66/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #4 of 7 in Local AI | #3 of 24 in Video Surveillance |
| GitHub stars | 929 ✓ | — |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 4 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | jevos-v5 · 17 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | C++ | — |

## Which one should you pick?

Shinobi scores 66/100 against 50/100 for jevos, so it is the safer default.

jevos ships more often: 4 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Shinobi.

If you want the quickest setup, jevos is easier to run; Shinobi needs more configuration.

## Details

- [jevos](https://selfhost.directory/project/jev) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/jev.md)
- [Shinobi](https://selfhost.directory/project/shinobi) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/shinobi.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/jev-vs-shinobi