# OpenWA vs stable-diffusion-webui

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

| | OpenWA | stable-diffusion-webui |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 | 89/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 19 in API Management | #1 of 11 in Image Generation |
| GitHub stars | 16 343 | 165 173 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +337 ✓ | +82 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v0.26.0 · 28 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

stable-diffusion-webui scores 89/100 against 77/100 for OpenWA, so it is the safer default.

OpenWA ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for stable-diffusion-webui.

If you want the quickest setup, OpenWA is easier to run; stable-diffusion-webui needs more configuration.

OpenWA is growing faster right now (+337 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [OpenWA](https://selfhost.directory/project/openwa) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/openwa.md)
- [stable-diffusion-webui](https://selfhost.directory/project/stable-diffusion-webui) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/stable-diffusion-webui.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/openwa-vs-stable-diffusion-webui