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Mealie vs Tandoor Recipes

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted recipe managers options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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Mealie Self-hosted recipe manager and meal planner VS Tandoor Recipes Recipe manager for organizing and planning meals
FeatureMealieTandoor Recipes
Deploy effortUnder-an-hour setupUnder-an-hour setup
Health score94 · Excellent92 · Excellent
CategoryRecipe ManagersRecipe Managers
LicenseAGPL-3.0AGPL-3.0
LanguagePythonHTML
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM512 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, sourcedocker, bare-metal, source
GitHub stars★ 13,302★ 8,625
First released20202020
ReplacesPaprika, Plan to EatPaprika, Plan to Eat

What are Mealie and Tandoor Recipes?

Mealie

Mealie is a self-hosted recipe manager, meal planner, and shopping list application. It can import recipes from URLs, organize them with tags and categories, and generate grocery lists.

  • Import recipes from URLs
  • Meal planning calendar
  • Shopping list generation
  • REST API and integrations

Read the full Mealie guide →

Tandoor Recipes

Tandoor is a self-hosted application for managing recipes, planning meals, and creating shopping lists. It supports recipe scaling, meal plans, and ingredient-aware grocery lists.

  • Recipe import and scaling
  • Meal planning calendar
  • Smart shopping lists
  • Cookbook organization

Read the full Tandoor Recipes guide →

Mealie vs Tandoor Recipes: key differences

Mealie is written in Python, while Tandoor Recipes is built with HTML.

Why pick each one

Choose Mealie if…

  • Polished modern UI
  • Strong import and API support

Watch out for

  • Import accuracy varies by site
  • Heavier than minimal apps
Mealie details

Choose Tandoor Recipes if…

  • Powerful planning features
  • Good multi-user support

Watch out for

  • Configuration can be complex
  • UI has a learning curve
Tandoor Recipes details

Frequently asked questions

Is Mealie or Tandoor Recipes better?

Mealie is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider Tandoor Recipes if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Mealie and Tandoor Recipes free and open-source?

Yes. Mealie is licensed under AGPL-3.0 and Tandoor Recipes under AGPL-3.0. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Mealie and Tandoor Recipes with Docker?

Mealie: yes. Tandoor Recipes: yes.

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