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SeaweedFSvsviewscreen

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

SeaweedFSviewscreen
Score81/10038/100
Rank in category#1 of 11 in Cloud Storage#48 of 54 in Media Streaming
GitHub stars35 794231
Stars, last 30 days+869—
Stable releases, 12 months280
Latest release4.51 · 25 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseApache-2.0MIT
Main languageGoGo

Which one should you pick?

SeaweedFS scores 81/100 against 38/100 for viewscreen, so it is the safer default.

SeaweedFS ships more often: 28 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for viewscreen.

SeaweedFS is growing faster right now (+869 stars in 30 days).

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