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Hands-on comparisons of the hardware and self-hosting tools that actually matter: NAS units, mini-PCs, hypervisors, media servers, backup and remote access.

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Automation

Node-RED vs Huginn
Automation

Backup Software

Duplicati vs Kopia
Backup Software
Duplicati vs Restic
Backup Software
Kopia vs Restic
Backup Software

Cloud Backup

Backblaze vs Backblaze B2
Cloud Backup recurring
Backblaze vs Carbonite
Cloud Backup recurring
Backblaze vs IDrive
Cloud Backup recurring
Backblaze vs Storj
Cloud Backup recurring
Backblaze vs Sync.com
Cloud Backup recurring
Backblaze vs Wasabi
Cloud Backup recurring
IDrive vs Backblaze B2
Cloud Backup recurring

Cloud/Files

Nextcloud vs Immich
Cloud/Files

Container UI

Portainer vs Docker
Container UI

Dashboard

Homarr vs Dashy
Dashboard
Homepage vs Dashy
Dashboard
Homepage vs Homarr
Dashboard

Document Mgmt

Hypervisor

Media Requests

Overseerr vs Jellyseerr
Media Requests

Media Server

Emby vs Kodi
Media Server
Jellyfin vs Emby
Media Server
Jellyfin vs Kodi
Media Server
Jellyfin vs Navidrome
Media Server
Jellyfin vs PhotoPrism
Media Server

Mini PC

Monitoring

Movie Automation

Radarr vs Prowlarr
Movie Automation

NAS

NAS HDD

NAS OS

Network Ad-block

Networking

Notes

Password (self-host)

Vaultwarden vs Authelia
Password (self-host)
Vaultwarden vs Authentik
Password (self-host)
Vaultwarden vs KeePassXC
Password (self-host)

Password Manager

1Password vs Bitwarden
Password Manager recurring
1Password vs Dashlane
Password Manager recurring
Bitwarden vs Dashlane
Password Manager recurring

Reverse Proxy

Traefik vs Caddy
Reverse Proxy

Router

SBC

Smart Home

TV Automation

Sonarr vs Prowlarr
TV Automation
Sonarr vs Radarr
TV Automation

VPN

NordVPN vs ExpressVPN
VPN recurring
NordVPN vs Mullvad
VPN recurring
NordVPN vs Proton VPN
VPN recurring
NordVPN vs Surfshark
VPN recurring
NordVPN vs Windscribe
VPN recurring

VPN/Privacy

Proton VPN vs Surfshark
VPN/Privacy recurring

VPS/Cloud

DigitalOcean vs Contabo
VPS/Cloud recurring
DigitalOcean vs Hetzner
VPS/Cloud recurring
DigitalOcean vs Linode (Akamai)
VPS/Cloud recurring
DigitalOcean vs Vultr
VPS/Cloud recurring
Vultr vs Hetzner
VPS/Cloud recurring
Vultr vs Linode (Akamai)
VPS/Cloud recurring