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RigorousvsStash

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

RigorousStash
Score43/10078/100
Rank in category#91 of 125 in AI#2 of 142 in Media Management
GitHub stars25313 308
Stars, last 30 days+0+298
Stable releases, 12 months07
Latest release—latest_develop · 24 Jun 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonGo

Which one should you pick?

Stash scores 78/100 against 43/100 for Rigorous, so it is the safer default.

Stash ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Rigorous.

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

Stash is growing faster right now (+298 stars in 30 days).

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