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SeaweedFSvsTube Archivist

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

SeaweedFSTube Archivist
Score81/10072/100
Rank in category#1 of 11 in Cloud Storage#7 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars35 7958 552
Stars, last 30 days+834+83
Stable releases, 12 months286
Latest release4.51 · 25 Oct 2026v0.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0GPL-3.0
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

SeaweedFS scores 81/100 against 72/100 for Tube Archivist, so it is the safer default.

SeaweedFS ships more often: 28 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Tube Archivist.

If you want the quickest setup, SeaweedFS is easier to run; Tube Archivist needs more configuration.

SeaweedFS is growing faster right now (+834 stars in 30 days).

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