Kokoro FastAPIvsnginx-ui
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Kokoro FastAPI | nginx-ui | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 74/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 9 in Text to Speech | #3 of 12 in Web Servers |
| GitHub stars | 5 611 | 11 681 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +134 | +144 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 14 | 37 |
| Latest release | v0.9.1 · 28 Oct 2026 | v2.9.1 · 22 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
nginx-ui scores 74/100 against 69/100 for Kokoro FastAPI, so it is the safer default.
nginx-ui ships more often: 37 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for Kokoro FastAPI.
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