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Urbitvsydl_api_ng

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

Urbitydl_api_ng
Score63/10046/100
Rank in category#3 of 8 in Operating System#33 of 45 in Download Management
GitHub stars3 622240
Stars, last 30 days+5+0
Stable releases, 12 months60
Latest release408k-2 · 4 Aug 2026—
SetupAdvancedModerate
Official Docker imageNoYes
LicenseMITGPL-3.0
Main languagehoonPython

Which one should you pick?

Urbit scores 63/100 against 46/100 for ydl_api_ng, so it is the safer default.

Urbit ships more often: 6 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; Urbit needs more configuration.

Urbit is growing faster right now (+5 stars in 30 days).

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