# open-wearables vs polar

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

| | open-wearables | polar |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 63/100 | 71/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #5 of 31 in Health & Fitness | #1 of 13 in Billing |
| GitHub stars | 2 728 | 10 436 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +166 ✓ | +157 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 16 ✓ | 1 |
| Latest release | 0.10.0 · 16 Oct 2026 | @polar-sh/cli@3.0.0 · 16 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

polar scores 71/100 against 63/100 for open-wearables, so it is the safer default.

open-wearables ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for polar.

If you want the quickest setup, open-wearables is easier to run; polar needs more configuration.

## Details

- [open-wearables](https://selfhost.directory/project/open-wearables) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/open-wearables.md)
- [polar](https://selfhost.directory/project/polar) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/polar.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/open-wearables-vs-polar