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Misaka Danmu ServervsOpenReader

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

Misaka Danmu ServerOpenReader
Score55/10059/100
Rank in category#42 of 142 in Media Management#4 of 15 in Audiobook Management
GitHub stars1 306550
Stars, last 30 days—+35
Stable releases, 12 months1019
Latest releasev2.8.9 · 22 Aug 2026v5.4.0 · 28 Oct 2026
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main languagePythonTypescript

Which one should you pick?

OpenReader scores 59/100 against 55/100 for Misaka Danmu Server, so it is the safer default.

OpenReader ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for Misaka Danmu Server.

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

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