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MeTubevstobab

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

MeTubetobab
Score76/10037/100
Rank in category#4 of 45 in Download Management#34 of 40 in Authentication
GitHub stars15 130155
Stars, last 30 days+287+0
Stable releases, 12 months480
Latest release2026.10.27 · 27 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main languagePythonGo

Which one should you pick?

MeTube scores 76/100 against 37/100 for tobab, so it is the safer default.

MeTube ships more often: 48 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for tobab.

If you want the quickest setup, MeTube is easier to run; tobab needs more configuration.

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

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