LabTethervsShinobi
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| LabTether | Shinobi | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 51/100 | 66/100 |
| Rank in category | #8 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring | #3 of 24 in Video Surveillance |
| GitHub stars | 233 | — |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 5 | 0 |
| Latest release | v1.4.0 · 17 Apr 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | — |
Which one should you pick?
Shinobi scores 66/100 against 51/100 for LabTether, so it is the safer default.
LabTether ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Shinobi.
If you want the quickest setup, LabTether is easier to run; Shinobi needs more configuration.
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