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Sync-invsTube Archivist

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

Sync-inTube Archivist
Score62/10072/100
Rank in category#21 of 86 in File Sharing#7 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars1 9468 552
Stars, last 30 days+167+83
Stable releases, 12 months196
Latest releasev2.6.1 · 25 Oct 2026v0.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupEasyAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

Tube Archivist scores 72/100 against 62/100 for Sync-in, so it is the safer default.

Sync-in ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Tube Archivist.

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

Sync-in is growing faster right now (+167 stars in 30 days).

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