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retroassemblyvsYT Zero

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

retroassemblyYT Zero
Score56/10052/100
Rank in category#5 of 5 in Emulation#53 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars1 153669
Stars, last 30 days+71—
Stable releases, 12 months39
Latest releasev7.260719.1051 · 19 Jul 20262026.09.9 · 28 Sept 2026
SetupEasyEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITUnlicense
Main languageTypescriptTypescript

Which one should you pick?

retroassembly scores 56/100 against 52/100 for YT Zero, so it is the safer default.

YT Zero ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for retroassembly.

retroassembly is growing faster right now (+71 stars in 30 days).

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