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PlatypushvsShinobi

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

PlatypushShinobi
Score53/10066/100
Rank in category#52 of 104 in Home Automation#3 of 24 in Video Surveillance
GitHub stars317—
Stars, last 30 days——
Stable releases, 12 months80
Latest releasev1.3.17 · 11 Jan 2026—
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
Main languagePython—

Which one should you pick?

Shinobi scores 66/100 against 53/100 for Platypush, so it is the safer default.

Platypush ships more often: 8 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Shinobi.

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

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