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Tandoor Recipes vs Vanilla Cookbook

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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TA Tandoor Recipes Recipe manager for organizing and planning meals VS VA Vanilla Cookbook Recipe manager designed with complexity under the hood, keeping the
FeatureTandoor RecipesVanilla Cookbook
CategoryRecipe ManagersRecipe Managers
LicenseAGPL-3.0GPL-3.0
LanguageHTMLJavaScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB512 MB
Deploymentdocker, bare-metal, sourcedocker
GitHub stars★ 8,515★ 153
First released20202026
ReplacesPaprika, Plan to Eat—

Why pick each one

Choose Tandoor Recipes if…

  • Powerful planning features
  • Good multi-user support
Tandoor Recipes details

Choose Vanilla Cookbook if…

  • Released under the GPL-3.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in JavaScript
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM
Vanilla Cookbook details

Frequently asked questions

Is Tandoor Recipes or Vanilla Cookbook better?

Neither is universally better. Tandoor Recipes has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Tandoor Recipes and Vanilla Cookbook free and open-source?

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

Can I run Tandoor Recipes and Vanilla Cookbook with Docker?

Tandoor Recipes: yes. Vanilla Cookbook: yes.

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