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PhotoMigratorvsTube Archivist

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

PhotoMigratorTube Archivist
Score50/10072/100
Rank in category#21 of 41 in Photo Management#7 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars2698 552
Stars, last 30 days+1+83
Stable releases, 12 months196
Latest releasev4.7.0 · 19 Sept 2026v0.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main languagePythonPython

Which one should you pick?

Tube Archivist scores 72/100 against 50/100 for PhotoMigrator, so it is the safer default.

PhotoMigrator ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Tube Archivist.

If you want the quickest setup, PhotoMigrator is easier to run; Tube Archivist needs more configuration.

Tube Archivist is growing faster right now (+83 stars in 30 days).

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