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LibationvsOpen Home Foundation Matter Server

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

LibationOpen Home Foundation Matter Server
Score68/10056/100
Rank in category#2 of 15 in Audiobook Management#42 of 104 in Home Automation
GitHub stars6 376402
Stars, last 30 days+155+0
Stable releases, 12 months336
Latest releasev14.2.5 · 27 Oct 2026v1.5.5 · 24 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
Main languageCTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Libation scores 68/100 against 56/100 for Open Home Foundation Matter Server, so it is the safer default.

Libation ships more often: 33 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Open Home Foundation Matter Server.

If you want the quickest setup, Libation is easier to run; Open Home Foundation Matter Server needs more configuration.

Libation is growing faster right now (+155 stars in 30 days).

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