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OpenReadervsUUSEC WAF

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

OpenReaderUUSEC WAF
Score59/10059/100
Rank in category#4 of 15 in Audiobook Management#2 of 3 in Web Application Firewall
GitHub stars5501 718
Stars, last 30 days+35+6
Stable releases, 12 months199
Latest releasev5.4.0 · 28 Oct 2026v7.2.6 · 12 Oct 2026
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseMITBSD-2-Clause
Main languageTypescriptShell

Which one should you pick?

OpenReader and UUSEC WAF score the same (59/100), so the choice comes down to the details below.

OpenReader ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for UUSEC WAF.

OpenReader is growing faster right now (+35 stars in 30 days).

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