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mediastormvsOpenReader

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

mediastormOpenReader
Score45/10059/100
Rank in category#44 of 54 in Media Streaming#4 of 15 in Audiobook Management
GitHub stars143550
Stars, last 30 days—+35
Stable releases, 12 months1919
Latest releaseandroidtv-native-latest · 27 Oct 2026v5.4.0 · 28 Oct 2026
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageGoTypescript

Which one should you pick?

OpenReader scores 59/100 against 45/100 for mediastorm, so it is the safer default.

OpenReader is growing faster right now (+35 stars in 30 days).

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