# nginx-love vs PhotoPrism

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

| | nginx-love | PhotoPrism |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 76/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 3 in Web Application Firewall | #4 of 142 in Media Management |
| GitHub stars | 312 | 40 372 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +137 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 7 ✓ |
| Latest release | v4.01 · 31 Oct 2025 | 261007-65faaae5d · 7 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

PhotoPrism scores 76/100 against 50/100 for nginx-love, so it is the safer default.

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

PhotoPrism is growing faster right now (+137 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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