Koha vs RERO ILS

Both are self-hosted document management - integrated library systems (ils) projects. This page compares how well each one is actually maintained — the part you cannot see from a feature list.

Koha scores 64 against RERO ILS's 53, putting it ahead on the strength of a higher commit volume. That measures project health, not feature fit — RERO ILS may still be the right choice if it does what you need.
KohaRERO ILS
Health score 64/100 53/100
Commits (11 mo) 3385 160
Commits (last 3 mo) 727 82
Stars 590 87
Latest release none tagged 14 Jul 2026
Licence GPL-3.0 AGPL-3.0
Built with Perl Python, Docker
Typical RAM 1 GB 1 GB

Koha

Enterprise-class ILS with modules for acquisitions, circulation, cataloging, label printing, offline circulation for when Internet access is not available, and much more.

64/100
Steady

Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.

Maintenance 38/40
Releases 13/25
Community 5/20
Momentum 8/15

Commit activity more than 95% of tracked projects; popularity more than 26%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

2025-10: 543 commits 2025-11: 251 commits 2025-12: 113 commits 2026-01: 345 commits 2026-02: 293 commits 2026-03: 494 commits 2026-04: 362 commits 2026-05: 257 commits 2026-06: 219 commits 2026-07: 290 commits 2026-08: 218 commits

RERO ILS

Large-scale ILS that can be run as a service with consortial features, intended primarily for library networks. Includes most standard modules (circulation, acquisitions, cataloging,...) and a web-based public and professional interface.

53/100
Steady

Maintained, but at a slower pace than the leaders in its category.

Maintenance 15/40
Releases 21/25
Community 1/20
Momentum 15/15

Commit activity more than 39% of tracked projects; popularity more than 7%. How this is calculated.

Commits, last 11 months

2025-10: 14 commits 2025-11: 9 commits 2025-12: 2 commits 2026-01: 8 commits 2026-02: 15 commits 2026-03: 10 commits 2026-04: 13 commits 2026-05: 7 commits 2026-06: 29 commits 2026-07: 27 commits 2026-08: 26 commits

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 - integrated library systems (ils).