# kcal vs Tandoor Recipes

> Two self-hosted [Recipe Management projects](https://selfhost.directory/recipe-management), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | kcal | Tandoor Recipes |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 47/100 | 63/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #10 of 18 in Recipe Management | #2 of 18 in Recipe Management |
| GitHub stars | 355 | 8 700 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +73 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 18 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.9.0 · 24 Oct 2026 | 2.7.2 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MPL-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | PHP | HTML |

## Which one should you pick?

Tandoor Recipes scores 63/100 against 47/100 for kcal, so it is the safer default.

Tandoor Recipes ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for kcal.

Tandoor Recipes is growing faster right now (+73 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [kcal](https://selfhost.directory/project/kcal) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/kcal.md)
- [Tandoor Recipes](https://selfhost.directory/project/tandoor-recipes) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/tandoor-recipes.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/kcal-vs-tandoor-recipes