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librephotosvsNewtArr

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

librephotosNewtArr
Score71/10043/100
Rank in category#2 of 41 in Photo Management#111 of 142 in Media Management
GitHub stars8 118195
Stars, last 30 days+35—
Stable releases, 12 months131
Latest release1.5.0 · 28 Oct 2026v1.0.0 · 24 Feb 2026
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonPython

Which one should you pick?

librephotos scores 71/100 against 43/100 for NewtArr, so it is the safer default.

librephotos ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for NewtArr.

librephotos is growing faster right now (+35 stars in 30 days).

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