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Vanevsyoutube-dl-nas

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

Vaneyoutube-dl-nas
Score81/10050/100
Rank in category#4 of 41 in Search Engines#27 of 45 in Download Management
GitHub stars37 828201
Stars, last 30 days+921+0
Stable releases, 12 months311
Latest releasev1.12.2 · 10 Apr 202626.1029 · 28 Oct 2026
SetupEasyModerate
Official Docker imageYesYes
LicenseMITMIT
Main languageTypescriptPython

Which one should you pick?

Vane scores 81/100 against 50/100 for youtube-dl-nas, so it is the safer default.

youtube-dl-nas ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for Vane.

If you want the quickest setup, Vane is easier to run; youtube-dl-nas needs more configuration.

Vane is growing faster right now (+921 stars in 30 days).

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