Calibre-Web vs Komga
A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted e-books & media library options
— licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one
replaces.
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Compare Calibre-Web with
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Compare Komga with
choose an app… Free Programming Books Paperless-ngx KOReader Koodo Reader Calibre Readest Ebook2audiobook DeDRM Tools Kavita Ladder Wikidpad Notes Suwayomi-Server OPDS-PSE Reader Hub Sigil Open Library Calibre-Web Automated Libation PDF Arranger pdf2htmlEX Librum Papra 13ft Calibre-Web Automated Book Downloader Readarr LANraragi Stump Mango Plato Whisparr Audiobook Storyteller Mylar3 ttu Ebook Reader ComicTagger Audiobookshelf-tools Tranga Manga-Tagger Kthoom COPS
Feature Calibre-Web Komga Category E-books & Media Library E-books & Media Library License GPL-3.0 MIT Language HTML Kotlin Setup difficulty Easy Easy Min. RAM 256 MB 512 MB Deployment docker docker GitHub stars ★ 17,830 ★ 6,532 First released 2017 2019 Replaces Kindle, Goodreads ComiXology, Kindle
Why pick each one
Choose Calibre-Web if… Great companion to Calibre Multi-user access Lightweight Calibre-Web details Choose Komga if… Excellent for comics Good metadata handling OPDS for apps Komga details
Frequently asked questions Is Calibre-Web or Komga better? Neither is universally better. Calibre-Web has the larger community; both share a easy setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.
Are Calibre-Web and Komga free and open-source? Yes. Calibre-Web is licensed under GPL-3.0 and Komga under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.
Can I run Calibre-Web and Komga with Docker? Calibre-Web: yes. Komga: yes.