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signozvsyoutube-dl-server

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

signozyoutube-dl-server
Score79/10047/100
Rank in category#7 of 104 in Monitoring & observability#31 of 45 in Download Management
GitHub stars32 479319
Stars, last 30 days+291+0
Stable releases, 12 months380
Latest releasev0.148.0 · 28 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherMIT
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

signoz scores 79/100 against 47/100 for youtube-dl-server, so it is the safer default.

signoz ships more often: 38 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for youtube-dl-server.

If you want the quickest setup, youtube-dl-server is easier to run; signoz needs more configuration.

signoz is growing faster right now (+291 stars in 30 days).

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