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sharp vs pho
sharp has 32,829 GitHub stars, 1,450 forks, 123 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. pho has 1,173 stars, 97 forks, 55 open issues and last shipped 20 days ago. sharp leads on adoption by 2,699% (32,829 vs 1,173 stars). sharp is written in JavaScript under Apache-2.0; pho is written in Dart under GPL-3.0. sharp has attracted 4% as many forks as stars, pho 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 | pho | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 33K | ★ 1.2K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Written in | JavaScript | Dart |
| Last push | 2026-11-05 | 2026-10-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.4K | ⑂ 97 |
| 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 pho if
- You want the pho feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the GPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Dart
- You evaluated both and pho fits your workflow better
About sharp
sharp The typical use case for this high speed Node API module is to convert large images in common formats to smaller, web friendly JPEG, PNG, WebP, GIF and AVIF images of varying dimensions. It can be used with all JavaScript runtimes that provide support for Node API v9, including Node.js ( = 20.9.0), Deno and Bun. Resizing an image is typically 4x 5x faster than using the quickest ImageMagick and GraphicsMagick settings due to its use of libvips. Colour spaces, embedded ICC profiles and alpha transparency channels are all handled correctly. Lanczos resampling ensures quality is not sacrificed for speed. As…
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About pho
Pho 一个用于查看和上传照片的无服务端应用 中文 English 安装 开源版 （仅 Android APK）： 下载 APK — 仅含 SMB / WebDAV / NFS，无 Pro 功能 Pro 版 （含全部功能，需付费）： App Store — iOS 版，支持 AES 加密、并行上传、筛选器、百度网盘等 Google Play — Android 版，支持 AES 加密、并行上传、筛选器、百度网盘等 开源仓库仅提供 APK 下载。iOS 用户请前往 App Store、Android 用户请前往 Google Play 下载 Pro 版（支持免费试用基础功能后购买 Pro）。 介绍 该应用的目的是替代手机上的自带相册应用,并且能够将照片同步到网络储存. 功能简单,只是用于查看照片以及同步照片到网络储存.试图做到优秀的体验. 功能 本地照片查看 云端照片查看 增量同步照片到云端 后台定期同步 无数据库,无服务端 以时间组织云端存储的目录结构 支持的网络储存 [x] Samba [x] Webdav [x] NFS [ ] 阿里网盘 [ ] oneDrive [ ] google drive [ ] google photo 与 Pro 版本差异 本仓库为 Pho 开源版,仅包含核心的照片查看与同步功能.以下功能仅在 Pro 版本中提供(未开源): AES 加密上传(支持 AES 128 CFB 与 AES…
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Frequently asked questions
Is sharp or pho more popular?
sharp has 32,829 GitHub stars and pho has 1,173. sharp has the larger community by that measure.
Are sharp and pho free?
Both are open source. sharp is licensed under Apache-2.0 and pho under GPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between sharp and pho?
sharp is written in JavaScript and pho in Dart. 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 pho?
Choose sharp if you want the larger community (32,829 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose pho if its feature set, stack or GPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.