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OpenAListvsVert

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

OpenAListVert
Score52/10071/100
Rank in category#16 of 34 in File Management#2 of 10 in File Conversion
GitHub stars25316 162
Stars, last 30 days—+532
Stable releases, 12 months100
Latest releasev3.45.31 · 22 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageGoTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Vert scores 71/100 against 52/100 for OpenAList, so it is the safer default.

OpenAList ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Vert.

If you want the quickest setup, Vert is easier to run; OpenAList needs more configuration.

Vert is growing faster right now (+532 stars in 30 days).

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