BookWyrm vs Tome

Comparing two open source alternatives to Goodreads. Use the comparison below to decide which one fits your needs.

BookWyrm

Federated, self-hostable social network for readers — book shelves, reviews, and reading status, decentralized via ActivityPub.

MIT

A self-hosted book tracker powered by your Calibre library — Goodreads for your own collection.

	BookWyrm	Tome
License	—	MIT
Self-hostable	Yes	Yes
GitHub Stars	2,795	79
Forks	339	8
Open Issues	432	45
Last Commit	Oct 8, 2026	Oct 7, 2026
First Released	Jan 27, 2020	Nov 17, 2025
Categories	Ebook & Comic Readers	Ebook & Comic Readers
Tags	#book tracker #ebook #activitypub #social #privacy	#self hosted #book tracker #ebook

BookWyrm2,795

Tome

Self-hosted tracker for media consumption and fitness, with imports from Trakt, Goodreads, MyAnimeList, Plex, Jellyfin and more.

Privacy-respecting mobile book tracker for iOS and Android, built with Flutter — your library lives on your device.