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norishvsReadMeABook

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

norishReadMeABook
Score61/10064/100
Rank in category#3 of 18 in Recipe Management#3 of 15 in Audiobook Management
GitHub stars1 4251 033
Stars, last 30 days+197+63
Stable releases, 12 months021
Latest release—v1.2.12 · 27 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

ReadMeABook scores 64/100 against 61/100 for norish, so it is the safer default.

ReadMeABook ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for norish.

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

norish is growing faster right now (+197 stars in 30 days).

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