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Anthias vs BookWyrm
Anthias has 3,674 GitHub stars, 726 forks, 34 open issues and last shipped yesterday. BookWyrm has 2,780 stars, 338 forks, 418 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Anthias leads on adoption by 32% (3,674 vs 2,780 stars). Anthias is written in Python under a custom or non-standard licence; BookWyrm is written in Python under a custom or non-standard licence. Anthias has attracted 20% as many forks as stars, BookWyrm 12%. Anthias was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Anthias | BookWyrm | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 3.7K | ★ 2.8K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | Python | Python |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 726 | ⑂ 338 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Anthias if
- You weight community size — 3.7K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick BookWyrm if
- You want the BookWyrm feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Python
- You evaluated both and BookWyrm fits your workflow better
About Anthias
Anthias is an open source digital signage platform for Raspberry Pi devices and PCs, written in Python and distributed under a NOASSERTION license. It was formerly known as Screenly OSE and was rebranded to Anthias to clear up the confusion between Screenly, the paid version, and this open source project. The repository carries the topics digital signage, iot, python, and raspberry pi, and the project describes itself as the world's most popular open source digital signage project. It lives in the Raspberry Pi and single board computer ecosystem, with a hosted website and documentation at anthias.screenly.io.…
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About BookWyrm
BookWyrm is a social reading network for tracking books, writing reviews, and discovering what to read next. It lives in the ActivityPub ecosystem, so users can interact with other BookWyrm instances and with ActivityPub services such as Mastodon and Pleroma. The project is a Python web application using Django, PostgreSQL, Redis, Celery, and ActivityPub.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Anthias or BookWyrm more popular?
Anthias has 3,674 GitHub stars and BookWyrm has 2,780. Anthias has the larger community by that measure.
Are Anthias and BookWyrm free?
Neither Anthias nor BookWyrm declares a licence in this registry, so check each project's own repository before relying on either for a commercial use. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Anthias and BookWyrm?
Anthias is written in Python and BookWyrm in Python. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Anthias or BookWyrm?
Choose Anthias if you want the larger community (3,674 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose BookWyrm if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.