# SRS vs tesserae

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

| | SRS | tesserae |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 78/100 ✓ | 51/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 118 in Media Server | #14 of 44 in Dashboard |
| GitHub stars | 29 390 ✓ | 982 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +111 ✓ | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 13 | 78 ✓ |
| Latest release | v7.0-a3 · 25 Oct 2026 | v0.480.0 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | C | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

SRS scores 78/100 against 51/100 for tesserae, so it is the safer default.

tesserae ships more often: 78 stable releases in the past year, against 13 for SRS.

SRS is growing faster right now (+111 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [SRS](https://selfhost.directory/project/srs) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/srs.md)
- [tesserae](https://selfhost.directory/project/tesserae) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/tesserae.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/srs-vs-tesserae