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rangarrvsShields

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

rangarrShields
Score47/10080/100
Rank in category#85 of 142 in Media Management#6 of 166 in Developer Tools
GitHub stars26527 332
Stars, last 30 days+0+126
Stable releases, 12 months120
Latest releasev0.11.0 · 19 Sept 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITApache-2.0
Main languagePythonJavaScript

Which one should you pick?

Shields scores 80/100 against 47/100 for rangarr, so it is the safer default.

rangarr ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Shields.

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

Shields is growing faster right now (+126 stars in 30 days).

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