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MTranServervstobab

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

MTranServertobab
Score63/10037/100
Rank in category#4 of 9 in Translation#34 of 40 in Authentication
GitHub stars4 731155
Stars, last 30 days+12+0
Stable releases, 12 months90
Latest releasev5.1.0 · 16 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Main languageC++Go

Which one should you pick?

MTranServer scores 63/100 against 37/100 for tobab, so it is the safer default.

MTranServer ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for tobab.

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

MTranServer is growing faster right now (+12 stars in 30 days).

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