Obscuravsuncompressed
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Obscura | uncompressed | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 | 47/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 16 in Web Scraping | #71 of 118 in Media Server |
| GitHub stars | 29 561 | 213 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +477 | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 1 |
| Latest release | v0.2.5 · 17 Oct 2026 | v1.0.0 · 4 Apr 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Rust | Shell |
Which one should you pick?
Obscura scores 75/100 against 47/100 for uncompressed, so it is the safer default.
Obscura ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for uncompressed.
If you want the quickest setup, Obscura is easier to run; uncompressed needs more configuration.
Obscura is growing faster right now (+477 stars in 30 days).
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