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NodeLinkvsPhotoPrism

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

NodeLinkPhotoPrism
Score50/10076/100
Rank in category#7 of 14 in Audio Streaming#4 of 142 in Media Management
GitHub stars16240 373
Stars, last 30 days—+140
Stable releases, 12 months107
Latest releasev3.9.0 · 14 Sept 2026261007-65faaae5d · 7 Oct 2026
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseGPL-3.0Other
Main languageTypescriptGo

Which one should you pick?

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

NodeLink ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for PhotoPrism.

PhotoPrism is growing faster right now (+140 stars in 30 days).

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