# Portkey vs stable-diffusion-webui

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

| | Portkey | stable-diffusion-webui |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 49/100 | 89/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #18 of 44 in Dashboard | #1 of 11 in Image Generation |
| GitHub stars | 183 | 165 172 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +67 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 4 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v4.0.0 · 9 Aug 2026 | — |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

stable-diffusion-webui scores 89/100 against 49/100 for Portkey, so it is the safer default.

Portkey ships more often: 4 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for stable-diffusion-webui.

If you want the quickest setup, Portkey is easier to run; stable-diffusion-webui needs more configuration.

stable-diffusion-webui is growing faster right now (+67 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Portkey](https://selfhost.directory/project/portkey) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/portkey.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/portkey-vs-stable-diffusion-webui