Jupyter NotebookvsLivebook
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Jupyter Notebook | Livebook | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 59/100 | 69/100 |
| Rank in category | #45 of 166 in Developer Tools | #2 of 3 in Data Science |
| GitHub stars | 13 460 | 5 897 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +103 | +27 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 8 | 12 |
| Latest release | v7.5.8 · 5 Oct 2026 | v0.19.10 · 17 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Jupyter Notebook | Elixir |
Which one should you pick?
Livebook scores 69/100 against 59/100 for Jupyter Notebook, so it is the safer default.
Livebook ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for Jupyter Notebook.
Jupyter Notebook is growing faster right now (+103 stars in 30 days).
Jupyter Notebook details →Livebook details →