Invidious vs Tube Archivist
Both Invidious and Tube Archivist are self-hosted alternatives to YouTube. Both are filed under Media Streaming - Video Streaming.
Side by side
| Field | Invidious | Tube Archivist |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Alternative YouTube front-end. | Organize, search, and enjoy your YouTube collection. Subscribe, download, and track viewed content with metadata indexing and a user-friendly interface. |
| GitHub stars | 25,821 | 8,562 |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Platforms | Docker, Crystal | Docker |
| Latest release | v2.20261022.0, 22 October 2026 | v0.6.0, 25 October 2026 |
| Repository activity | 1 November 2026 | 25 October 2026 |
| Health | Active | Active |
| Categories | Media Streaming - Video Streaming | Media Streaming - Video Streaming, Archiving and Digital Preservation (DP) |
| Website | https://github.com/iv-org/invidious | https://tubearchivist.com/ |
| Source code | https://github.com/iv-org/invidious | https://github.com/tubearchivist/tubearchivist |
Where the records differ
Computed from the two records above: a line appears only where the dataset states a figure, a date or a set relation, and no line recommends one application over the other.
- Invidious has more GitHub stars in the dataset, 25,821 against 8,562.
- Invidious recorded repository activity more recently, 1 November 2026 against 25 October 2026.
- Tube Archivist has the newer release on record: v0.6.0, 25 October 2026, against v2.20261022.0, 22 October 2026.
- Licenses differ: Invidious is listed under AGPL-3.0; Tube Archivist under GPL-3.0.
- Platforms differ: Invidious lists Docker, Crystal; Tube Archivist lists Docker.
- Tube Archivist is also filed under Archiving and Digital Preservation (DP).