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openclawvsThumbor

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

openclawThumbor
Score93/10072/100
Rank in category#1 of 125 in AI#2 of 13 in Image Processing
GitHub stars393 27810 528
Stars, last 30 days+2 930+7
Stable releases, 12 months371
Latest releasev2026.10.8 · 27 Oct 20267.8.0 · 30 May 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

openclaw scores 93/100 against 72/100 for Thumbor, so it is the safer default.

openclaw ships more often: 37 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for Thumbor.

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

openclaw is growing faster right now (+2 930 stars in 30 days).

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