Olaresvsurl-to-png
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Olares | url-to-png | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 65/100 | 49/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 22 in Home Server | #13 of 16 in Web Scraping |
| GitHub stars | 5 332 | 256 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +46 | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 135 | 2 |
| Latest release | 1.12.8-20261028 · 28 Oct 2026 | v2.1.4 · 18 Apr 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
Olares scores 65/100 against 49/100 for url-to-png, so it is the safer default.
Olares ships more often: 135 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for url-to-png.
If you want the quickest setup, url-to-png is easier to run; Olares needs more configuration.
Olares is growing faster right now (+46 stars in 30 days).
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