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OpenListvsYolks

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

OpenListYolks
Score80/10048/100
Rank in category#2 of 34 in File Management#25 of 44 in Container Management
GitHub stars25 334195
Stars, last 30 days+565+0
Stable releases, 12 months150
Latest releasev4.2.9 · 25 Oct 2026—
SetupEasyEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0MIT
Main languageGoDockerfile

Which one should you pick?

OpenList scores 80/100 against 48/100 for Yolks, so it is the safer default.

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

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

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