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MikroDashvsOpenReader

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

MikroDashOpenReader
Score49/10059/100
Rank in category#27 of 48 in Network Monitoring#4 of 15 in Audiobook Management
GitHub stars633550
Stars, last 30 days+0+34
Stable releases, 12 months1119
Latest releasev0.8.78 · 29 Oct 2026v5.4.0 · 28 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageGoTypescript

Which one should you pick?

OpenReader scores 59/100 against 49/100 for MikroDash, so it is the safer default.

OpenReader ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for MikroDash.

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

OpenReader is growing faster right now (+34 stars in 30 days).

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