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openGymvsWhatomate

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

openGymWhatomate
Score81/10053/100
Rank in category#1 of 11 in Fitness Tracker#37 of 110 in Chat
GitHub stars17 1881 752
Stars, last 30 days+3 019+1
Stable releases, 12 months120
Latest releasev1.4.3 · 26 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageJavaScriptGo

Which one should you pick?

openGym scores 81/100 against 53/100 for Whatomate, so it is the safer default.

openGym ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Whatomate.

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

openGym is growing faster right now (+3 019 stars in 30 days).

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