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Project N.O.M.A.D.vsReadMeABook

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

Project N.O.M.A.D.ReadMeABook
Score85/10064/100
Rank in category#1 of 42 in Knowledge Management#3 of 15 in Audiobook Management
GitHub stars41 1161 033
Stars, last 30 days+2 902+65
Stable releases, 12 months821
Latest releasev1.35.1 · 5 Oct 2026v1.2.12 · 27 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0AGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

Project N.O.M.A.D. scores 85/100 against 64/100 for ReadMeABook, so it is the safer default.

ReadMeABook ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for Project N.O.M.A.D..

If you want the quickest setup, Project N.O.M.A.D. is easier to run; ReadMeABook needs more configuration.

Project N.O.M.A.D. is growing faster right now (+2 902 stars in 30 days).

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