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openGymvsYacy

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

openGymYacy
Score81/10062/100
Rank in category#1 of 11 in Fitness Tracker#18 of 41 in Search Engines
GitHub stars17 2624 086
Stars, last 30 days+3 093+41
Stable releases, 12 months120
Latest releasev1.4.3 · 26 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0Other
Main languageJavaScriptJava

Which one should you pick?

openGym scores 81/100 against 62/100 for Yacy, so it is the safer default.

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

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

openGym is growing faster right now (+3 093 stars in 30 days).

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