# maxun vs Obscura

> Two self-hosted [Web Scraping projects](https://selfhost.directory/web-scraping), 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.

## Details

- [maxun](https://selfhost.directory/project/maxun) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/maxun.md)
- [Obscura](https://selfhost.directory/project/obscura) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/obscura.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/maxun-vs-obscura