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poolvsTube Archivist

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

poolTube Archivist
Score47/10072/100
Rank in category#59 of 120 in AI Assistant#7 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars4398 552
Stars, last 30 days+0+83
Stable releases, 12 months106
Latest releasev1.0.16 · 14 Aug 2026v0.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseProprietaryGPL-3.0
Main language—Python

Which one should you pick?

Tube Archivist scores 72/100 against 47/100 for pool, so it is the safer default.

pool ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Tube Archivist.

If you want the quickest setup, pool 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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