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OpenListvstrypost

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

OpenListtrypost
Score80/10058/100
Rank in category#2 of 34 in File Management#4 of 18 in Social Media Management
GitHub stars25 332765
Stars, last 30 days+563+1
Stable releases, 12 months1512
Latest releasev4.2.9 · 25 Oct 2026v2.0.0 · 10 Oct 2026
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageGoPHP

Which one should you pick?

OpenList scores 80/100 against 58/100 for trypost, so it is the safer default.

OpenList ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for trypost.

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

OpenList is growing faster right now (+563 stars in 30 days).

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