# Librum vs web-portal

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

| | Librum | web-portal |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 ✓ | 48/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 7 in E-book Management | #23 of 44 in Dashboard |
| GitHub stars | 5 318 ✓ | 260 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +-2 | +1 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 2 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v2.6.0 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | C | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Librum scores 60/100 against 48/100 for web-portal, so it is the safer default.

web-portal ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Librum.

web-portal is growing faster right now (+1 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/librum-vs-web-portal