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ResourceSpacevsThumbor

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

ResourceSpaceThumbor
Score64/10072/100
Rank in category#15 of 142 in Media Management#2 of 13 in Image Processing
GitHub stars—10 528
Stars, last 30 days—+6
Stable releases, 12 months01
Latest release—7.8.0 · 30 May 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseBSD-3-ClauseMIT
Main language—Python

Which one should you pick?

Thumbor scores 72/100 against 64/100 for ResourceSpace, so it is the safer default.

Thumbor ships more often: 1 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ResourceSpace.

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

Thumbor is growing faster right now (+6 stars in 30 days).

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