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OpenBriefvssdnext

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

OpenBriefsdnext
Score45/10071/100
Rank in category#7 of 15 in Audio Processing#3 of 11 in Image Generation
GitHub stars5807 362
Stars, last 30 days+0+16
Stable releases, 12 months10
Latest releasev0.4.0 · 25 May 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0Apache-2.0
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

sdnext scores 71/100 against 45/100 for OpenBrief, so it is the safer default.

OpenBrief ships more often: 1 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for sdnext.

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

sdnext is growing faster right now (+16 stars in 30 days).

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