Audiobookshelf vs Calibre
Both are self-hosted document management - e-books projects. This page compares how well each one is actually maintained — the part you cannot see from a feature list.
| Audiobookshelf | Calibre | |
|---|---|---|
| Health score | 79/100 | 95/100 |
| Commits (11 mo) | 475 | 2382 |
| Commits (last 3 mo) | 128 | 831 |
| Stars | 14k | 26k |
| Latest release | 16 Sept 2026 | 18 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Docker, deb, Nodejs | Python, deb |
| Typical RAM | 1 GB | 2 GB |
Audiobookshelf
Audiobook and podcast server. It streams all audio formats, keeps and syncs progress across devices. Comes with apps for Android and iOS.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 62% of tracked projects; popularity more than 84%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
Calibre
E-book library manager that can view, convert, and catalog e-books in most of the major e-book formats and provides a built-in Web server for remote clients.
High commit volume, frequent releases and growing activity.
Commit activity more than 92% of tracked projects; popularity more than 90%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
How to read this
Everything above is measured, not opinion: commit counts and release dates come from the public repositories, and the health score ranks each project against all 1352 projects we track. Read the full method.
What this comparison deliberately does not do is tell you which has the better feature set. Maintenance health tells you which project will still be receiving security fixes in two years. Decide that first, then compare features on the projects that survive the filter.
See every option in this category: self-hosted document management - e-books.