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PhotoPrismvsYT Zero

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

PhotoPrismYT Zero
Score76/10052/100
Rank in category#4 of 142 in Media Management#53 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars40 373669
Stars, last 30 days+140—
Stable releases, 12 months79
Latest release261007-65faaae5d · 7 Oct 20262026.09.9 · 28 Sept 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseOtherUnlicense
Main languageGoTypescript

Which one should you pick?

PhotoPrism scores 76/100 against 52/100 for YT Zero, so it is the safer default.

YT Zero ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for PhotoPrism.

If you want the quickest setup, YT Zero is easier to run; PhotoPrism needs more configuration.

PhotoPrism is growing faster right now (+140 stars in 30 days).

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