# PaddleOCR vs social_recipes

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

| | PaddleOCR | social_recipes |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 85/100 ✓ | 43/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 4 in OCR | #16 of 18 in Recipe Management |
| GitHub stars | 91 938 ✓ | 52 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +497 ✓ | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 16 ✓ |
| Latest release | v3.7.0 · 11 Jun 2026 | v1.9.11 · 29 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

PaddleOCR scores 85/100 against 43/100 for social_recipes, so it is the safer default.

social_recipes ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for PaddleOCR.

PaddleOCR is growing faster right now (+497 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [PaddleOCR](https://selfhost.directory/project/paddleocr) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/paddleocr.md)
- [social_recipes](https://selfhost.directory/project/socialrecipes) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/socialrecipes.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/paddleocr-vs-socialrecipes