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OpenListvsTube Archivist

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

OpenListTube Archivist
Score80/10072/100
Rank in category#2 of 34 in File Management#7 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars25 3328 552
Stars, last 30 days+563+83
Stable releases, 12 months156
Latest releasev4.2.9 · 25 Oct 2026v0.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

OpenList scores 80/100 against 72/100 for Tube Archivist, so it is the safer default.

OpenList ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Tube Archivist.

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

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

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