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OpenListvsulogger-server

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

OpenListulogger-server
Score80/10050/100
Rank in category#2 of 34 in File Management#6 of 6 in Location Tracking
GitHub stars25 344613
Stars, last 30 days+575+0
Stable releases, 12 months150
Latest releasev4.2.9 · 25 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main languageGoPHP

Which one should you pick?

OpenList scores 80/100 against 50/100 for ulogger-server, so it is the safer default.

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

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

OpenList is growing faster right now (+575 stars in 30 days).

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