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MediaMTXvsswarm-cronjob

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

MediaMTXswarm-cronjob
Score79/10051/100
Rank in category#3 of 118 in Media Server#20 of 26 in Automation
GitHub stars20 539888
Stars, last 30 days+287+0
Stable releases, 12 months183
Latest releasev1.21.3 · 25 Oct 2026v1.16.1 · 24 Oct 2026
SetupEasyEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageGoGo

Which one should you pick?

MediaMTX scores 79/100 against 51/100 for swarm-cronjob, so it is the safer default.

MediaMTX ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for swarm-cronjob.

MediaMTX is growing faster right now (+287 stars in 30 days).

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