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pinryvsReadMeABook

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

pinryReadMeABook
Score55/10064/100
Rank in category#2 of 9 in Image Management#3 of 15 in Audiobook Management
GitHub stars3 4291 033
Stars, last 30 days+7+65
Stable releases, 12 months021
Latest release—v1.2.12 · 27 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseBSD-2-ClauseAGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonTypescript

Which one should you pick?

ReadMeABook scores 64/100 against 55/100 for pinry, so it is the safer default.

ReadMeABook ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for pinry.

If you want the quickest setup, pinry is easier to run; ReadMeABook needs more configuration.

ReadMeABook is growing faster right now (+65 stars in 30 days).

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