maxunvsObscura
Two self-hosted Web Scraping projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| maxun | Obscura | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 75/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 16 in Web Scraping | #3 of 16 in Web Scraping |
| GitHub stars | 18 074 | 29 526 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +521 | +442 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 17 | 10 |
| Latest release | v0.1.0 · 25 Oct 2026 | v0.2.5 · 17 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Rust |
Which one should you pick?
Obscura scores 75/100 against 74/100 for maxun, so it is the safer default.
maxun ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for Obscura.
If you want the quickest setup, Obscura is easier to run; maxun needs more configuration.
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