# koel vs Tandoor Recipes

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

| | koel | Tandoor Recipes |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 ✓ | 63/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 59 in Music Streaming | #2 of 18 in Recipe Management |
| GitHub stars | 17 322 ✓ | 8 703 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +59 | +76 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 22 ✓ | 18 |
| Latest release | v9.15.0 · 28 Sept 2026 | 2.7.2 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | PHP | HTML |

## Which one should you pick?

koel scores 75/100 against 63/100 for Tandoor Recipes, so it is the safer default.

koel ships more often: 22 stable releases in the past year, against 18 for Tandoor Recipes.

## Details

- [koel](https://selfhost.directory/project/koel) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/koel.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/koel-vs-tandoor-recipes