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ReadMeABookvsUVdesk Helpdesk

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

ReadMeABookUVdesk Helpdesk
Score64/10069/100
Rank in category#3 of 15 in Audiobook Management#2 of 14 in Customer Support
GitHub stars1 03419 638
Stars, last 30 days+64+26
Stable releases, 12 months210
Latest releasev1.2.12 · 27 Oct 2026—
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesNo
LicenseAGPL-3.0OSL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptCSS

Which one should you pick?

UVdesk Helpdesk scores 69/100 against 64/100 for ReadMeABook, so it is the safer default.

ReadMeABook ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for UVdesk Helpdesk.

If you want the quickest setup, UVdesk Helpdesk is easier to run; ReadMeABook needs more configuration.

ReadMeABook is growing faster right now (+64 stars in 30 days).

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