# lila vs Tube Archivist

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

| | lila | Tube Archivist |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 ✓ | 72/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 62 in Game Servers | #7 of 118 in Media Server |
| GitHub stars | 18 918 ✓ | 8 552 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +154 ✓ | +83 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 6 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v0.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Scala | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

lila scores 76/100 against 72/100 for Tube Archivist, so it is the safer default.

Tube Archivist ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for lila.

## Details

- [lila](https://selfhost.directory/project/lila) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/lila.md)
- [Tube Archivist](https://selfhost.directory/project/tube-archivist) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/tube-archivist.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/lila-vs-tube-archivist