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lufinvsOpenList

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

lufinOpenList
Score45/10080/100
Rank in category#62 of 86 in File Sharing#2 of 34 in File Management
GitHub stars23425 324
Stars, last 30 days—+566
Stable releases, 12 months015
Latest release—v4.2.9 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptGo

Which one should you pick?

OpenList scores 80/100 against 45/100 for lufin, so it is the safer default.

OpenList ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for lufin.

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

OpenList is growing faster right now (+566 stars in 30 days).

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