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OpenListvsThingport

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

OpenListThingport
Score80/10049/100
Rank in category#2 of 34 in File Management#14 of 22 in 3D Printing
GitHub stars25 334240
Stars, last 30 days+565+4
Stable releases, 12 months1510
Latest releasev4.2.9 · 25 Oct 2026extension-latest · 25 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageGoTypescript

Which one should you pick?

OpenList scores 80/100 against 49/100 for Thingport, so it is the safer default.

OpenList ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for Thingport.

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

OpenList is growing faster right now (+565 stars in 30 days).

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