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OpenListvsSyncTube

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

OpenListSyncTube
Score80/10051/100
Rank in category#2 of 34 in File Management#16 of 36 in Video Streaming
GitHub stars25 326395
Stars, last 30 days+568—
Stable releases, 12 months150
Latest releasev4.2.9 · 25 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageGoHaxe

Which one should you pick?

OpenList scores 80/100 against 51/100 for SyncTube, so it is the safer default.

OpenList ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for SyncTube.

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

OpenList is growing faster right now (+568 stars in 30 days).

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