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SparkyFitnessvsTube Archivist

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

SparkyFitnessTube Archivist
Score66/10072/100
Rank in category#2 of 11 in Fitness Tracker#7 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars6 5038 552
Stars, last 30 days+392+83
Stable releases, 12 months276
Latest releasev1.10.0 · 29 Oct 2026v0.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseOtherGPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

Tube Archivist scores 72/100 against 66/100 for SparkyFitness, so it is the safer default.

SparkyFitness ships more often: 27 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Tube Archivist.

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

SparkyFitness is growing faster right now (+392 stars in 30 days).

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