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SRSvsydl_api_ng

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

SRSydl_api_ng
Score78/10046/100
Rank in category#4 of 118 in Media Server#33 of 45 in Download Management
GitHub stars29 389240
Stars, last 30 days+112—
Stable releases, 12 months130
Latest releasev7.0-a3 · 25 Oct 2026—
SetupModerateModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languageCPython

Which one should you pick?

SRS scores 78/100 against 46/100 for ydl_api_ng, so it is the safer default.

SRS ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ydl_api_ng.

SRS is growing faster right now (+112 stars in 30 days).

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