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OpenReadervsweb-check

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

OpenReaderweb-check
Score59/10081/100
Rank in category#4 of 15 in Audiobook Management#1 of 3 in OSINT
GitHub stars55035 283
Stars, last 30 days+34+372
Stable releases, 12 months193
Latest releasev5.4.0 · 28 Oct 20262.3.0 · 2 Oct 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

web-check scores 81/100 against 59/100 for OpenReader, so it is the safer default.

OpenReader ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for web-check.

If you want the quickest setup, web-check is easier to run; OpenReader needs more configuration.

web-check is growing faster right now (+372 stars in 30 days).

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