# open-wearables vs unleash

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

| | open-wearables | unleash |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 63/100 | 75/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #5 of 31 in Health & Fitness | #1 of 8 in Feature Flags |
| GitHub stars | 2 728 | 13 912 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +173 ✓ | +90 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 16 ✓ | 15 |
| Latest release | 0.10.0 · 16 Oct 2026 | v8.3.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

unleash scores 75/100 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 15 for unleash.

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

## Details

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

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