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SLayervsStash

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

SLayerStash
Score50/10078/100
Rank in category#49 of 124 in AI#2 of 142 in Media Management
GitHub stars31413 311
Stars, last 30 days+0+301
Stable releases, 12 months107
Latest releasev1.4.1 · 22 Oct 2026latest_develop · 24 Jun 2026
SetupModerateEasy
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseMITAGPL-3.0
Main languagePythonGo

Which one should you pick?

Stash scores 78/100 against 50/100 for SLayer, so it is the safer default.

SLayer ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for Stash.

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

Stash is growing faster right now (+301 stars in 30 days).

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