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Kavitavsrangarr

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

Kavitarangarr
Score73/10047/100
Rank in category#1 of 14 in Comics#85 of 142 in Media Management
GitHub stars11 968265
Stars, last 30 days+232+0
Stable releases, 12 months812
Latest releasev0.9.1.4 · 2 Sept 2026v0.11.0 · 19 Sept 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageC#Python

Which one should you pick?

Kavita scores 73/100 against 47/100 for rangarr, so it is the safer default.

rangarr ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for Kavita.

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

Kavita is growing faster right now (+232 stars in 30 days).

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