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trypostvsydl_api_ng

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

trypostydl_api_ng
Score58/10046/100
Rank in category#4 of 18 in Social Media Management#33 of 45 in Download Management
GitHub stars774240
Stars, last 30 days+10+0
Stable releases, 12 months120
Latest releasev2.0.0 · 10 Oct 2026—
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
Main languagePHPPython

Which one should you pick?

trypost scores 58/100 against 46/100 for ydl_api_ng, so it is the safer default.

trypost ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ydl_api_ng.

If you want the quickest setup, ydl_api_ng is easier to run; trypost needs more configuration.

trypost is growing faster right now (+10 stars in 30 days).

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