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namervsOpenList

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

namerOpenList
Score49/10080/100
Rank in category#19 of 34 in File Management#2 of 34 in File Management
GitHub stars33225 326
Stars, last 30 days—+568
Stable releases, 12 months415
Latest releasev1.19.20 · 25 May 2026v4.2.9 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonGo

Which one should you pick?

OpenList scores 80/100 against 49/100 for namer, so it is the safer default.

OpenList ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for namer.

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

OpenList is growing faster right now (+568 stars in 30 days).

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