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tralavsTube Archivist

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

tralaTube Archivist
Score45/10072/100
Rank in category#29 of 44 in Dashboard#7 of 118 in Media Server
GitHub stars2868 553
Stars, last 30 days+0+84
Stable releases, 12 months176
Latest releasev0.18.2 · 8 Oct 2026v0.6.0 · 25 Oct 2026
SetupModerateAdvanced
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languageGoPython

Which one should you pick?

Tube Archivist scores 72/100 against 45/100 for trala, so it is the safer default.

trala ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for Tube Archivist.

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

Tube Archivist is growing faster right now (+84 stars in 30 days).

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