# nginx-love vs PaddleOCR

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

| | nginx-love | PaddleOCR |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 85/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 3 in Web Application Firewall | #1 of 4 in OCR |
| GitHub stars | 312 | 91 931 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +490 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 7 ✓ |
| Latest release | v4.01 · 31 Oct 2025 | v3.7.0 · 11 Jun 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

PaddleOCR scores 85/100 against 50/100 for nginx-love, so it is the safer default.

PaddleOCR ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for nginx-love.

PaddleOCR is growing faster right now (+490 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [nginx-love](https://selfhost.directory/project/nginx-love) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/nginx-love.md)
- [PaddleOCR](https://selfhost.directory/project/paddleocr) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/paddleocr.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/nginx-love-vs-paddleocr