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PeerTube vs Piped
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | PeerTube | Piped |
|---|---|---|
| Language | TypeScript | Vue |
| Licence | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Stars | 15k | 10k |
| Latest | v8.3.1 | none |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | about 15 days between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 46+ commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 2 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | No release or tag |
How they relate
Both replace YouTube. Alternatives to YouTube →
Full replacementPeerTubeChannels, playlists, comments and live streams on your own instance, federated with other instances over ActivityPub.
PartialPipedWatches YouTube videos without ads or a Google account, with SponsorBlock built in and video proxied through the instance.
PeerTube
- v8.3.12026-09-28This release addresses vulnerabilities ranging from medium to critical severity affecting PeerTube. In a week, this cha…
- v8.3.02026-09-15If your instance has many videos (local or federated) in the database, automatic migrations at next startup can take se…
- v8.3.0-rc.12026-08-25If your instance has many videos (local or federated) in the database, automatic migrations at next startup can take se…pre-release
- v8.2.42026-08-04This release addresses vulnerabilities ranging from medium to high severity affecting PeerTube <= 8.2.3. Security harde…
- v8.2.32026-07-20Fix P2P segment validator to correctly reject invalid chunks
Piped
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PeerTube
✓ signed The latest release, v8.3.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Piped
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