# Photon vs stable-diffusion-webui

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

| | Photon | stable-diffusion-webui |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 54/100 | 89/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #16 of 85 in Feed Reader | #1 of 11 in Image Generation |
| GitHub stars | 557 | 165 173 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +68 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v2.4.3 · 30 Jul 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Svelte | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

stable-diffusion-webui scores 89/100 against 54/100 for Photon, so it is the safer default.

Photon ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for stable-diffusion-webui.

stable-diffusion-webui is growing faster right now (+68 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Photon](https://selfhost.directory/project/photon-2) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/photon-2.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/photon-2-vs-stable-diffusion-webui