# Obscura vs unraid-config-guardian

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

| | Obscura | unraid-config-guardian |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 ✓ | 46/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 16 in Web Scraping | #38 of 46 in Backup |
| GitHub stars | 29 561 ✓ | 171 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +477 ✓ | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 ✓ | 8 |
| Latest release | v0.2.5 · 17 Oct 2026 ✓ | v1.6.1 · 16 Mar 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | Rust | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Obscura scores 75/100 against 46/100 for unraid-config-guardian, so it is the safer default.

Obscura ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for unraid-config-guardian.

If you want the quickest setup, Obscura is easier to run; unraid-config-guardian needs more configuration.

Obscura is growing faster right now (+477 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Obscura](https://selfhost.directory/project/obscura) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/obscura.md)
- [unraid-config-guardian](https://selfhost.directory/project/unraid-config-guardian) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/unraid-config-guardian.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/obscura-vs-unraid-config-guardian