# mantium vs PaddleOCR

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

| | mantium | PaddleOCR |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 43/100 | 85/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #9 of 14 in Comics | #1 of 4 in OCR |
| GitHub stars | 145 | 91 912 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +471 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 ✓ | 8 |
| Latest release | v6.9.0 · 20 Oct 2026 ✓ | v3.7.0 · 11 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

PaddleOCR scores 85/100 against 43/100 for mantium, so it is the safer default.

mantium ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for PaddleOCR.

PaddleOCR is growing faster right now (+471 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [mantium](https://selfhost.directory/project/mantium) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/mantium.md)
- [PaddleOCR](https://selfhost.directory/project/paddleocr) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/paddleocr.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/mantium-vs-paddleocr