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sharp vs chevereto
sharp has 32,717 GitHub stars, 1,439 forks, 123 open issues and last shipped yesterday. chevereto has 995 stars, 84 forks, 4 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. sharp leads on adoption by 3,188% (32,717 vs 995 stars). sharp is written in JavaScript under Apache-2.0; chevereto is written in PHP under AGPL-3.0. sharp has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, chevereto 8%. sharp 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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| sharp | chevereto | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 33K | ★ 995 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-22 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.4K | ⑂ 84 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick sharp if
- You weight community size — 33K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick chevereto if
- You want the chevereto feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and chevereto fits your workflow better
About sharp
sharp is a high performance Node.js image processing library that converts large images in common formats into smaller, web friendly JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF and AVIF files, and it is built for JavaScript developers who need fast, dependency light resizing inside Node.js, Deno or Bun applications.
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About chevereto
Chevereto is a self hosted, AGPL 3.0 media sharing platform written in PHP that lets an individual or an organisation run its own image and video hosting site — a Flickr or Imgur of their own — with complete control over content, data and platform rules.
read the full chevereto overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is sharp or chevereto more popular?
sharp has 32,717 GitHub stars and chevereto has 995. sharp has the larger community by that measure.
Are sharp and chevereto free?
Both are open source. sharp is licensed under Apache-2.0 and chevereto under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between sharp and chevereto?
sharp is written in JavaScript and chevereto in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, sharp or chevereto?
Choose sharp if you want the larger community (32,717 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose chevereto if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.