Official Homebridge Raspberry Pi ImagevsPaddleOCR
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Official Homebridge Raspberry Pi Image | PaddleOCR | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 85/100 |
| Rank in category | #15 of 104 in Home Automation | #1 of 4 in OCR |
| GitHub stars | 1 091 | 91 943 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +-2 | +502 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 24 | 7 |
| Latest release | v2.0.20 · 22 Oct 2026 | v3.7.0 · 11 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Shell | Python |
Which one should you pick?
PaddleOCR scores 85/100 against 64/100 for Official Homebridge Raspberry Pi Image, so it is the safer default.
Official Homebridge Raspberry Pi Image ships more often: 24 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for PaddleOCR.
If you want the quickest setup, Official Homebridge Raspberry Pi Image is easier to run; PaddleOCR needs more configuration.
PaddleOCR is growing faster right now (+502 stars in 30 days).
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