# Librum vs shai

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

| | Librum | shai |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 ✓ | 44/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 7 in E-book Management | #71 of 120 in AI Assistant |
| GitHub stars | 5 318 ✓ | 629 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +-2 | +0 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 6 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v0.2.2 · 9 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | C | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

Librum scores 60/100 against 44/100 for shai, so it is the safer default.

shai ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Librum.

If you want the quickest setup, shai is easier to run; Librum needs more configuration.

## Details

- [Librum](https://selfhost.directory/project/librum) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/librum.md)
- [shai](https://selfhost.directory/project/shai) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/shai.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/librum-vs-shai