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Depot vs Jackett
A side-by-side editorial comparison of Depot and Jackett — release velocity, themes, recent moves, and the top alternatives to consider.
Depot vs Jackett: at a glance
| Feature | Depot | Jackett |
|---|---|---|
| Sector | Infra & APIs | Infra & APIs |
| Velocity score | 6.3 | 5.0 |
| Sparks · 30d | 0 | 0 |
| Top themes | ci-cd, github-actions, observability, arm64 | self-hosted, open-source, torrent, indexer |
| Last editorial update | 1mo ago | 5h ago |
| Website | — | Visit → |
What is Depot?
Depot is closing the last gaps between its CI and the GitHub Actions it wants to replace
Depot CI keeps absorbing the things a team would otherwise stay on GitHub-hosted runners for: Arm64 sandboxes up to 64 CPUs, native stacked pull request handling, macOS 26 on M4 hardware, rebuilt Windows Server images carrying Visual Studio 2026, and a us-east-1 Ubuntu package mirror. Behavior details are being tuned too — pull request runs no longer cancel on a new commit unless a concurrency group says so. The newest release moves Datadog CI Visibility out of private beta, exporting every run as a pipeline with jobs, steps, and retries intact.
What is Jackett?
Jackett ships daily tracker maintenance — nine new indexers land in one batch
Jackett is a self-hosted torrent proxy API in steady maintenance mode, shipping one or more releases per day. All recent work is tracker upkeep: new indexers (primarily Chinese private trackers), domain updates, category fixes, and headers patches to resolve 403 errors for configurations running flaresolverr or byparr. The nine-indexer batch in v0.24.2644 and the first-ever SECURITY.md are the only noteworthy departures from routine maintenance.
Depot vs Jackett: editorial side-by-side
Depot
6.3INFRA · APIS
Depot is closing the last gaps between its CI and the GitHub Actions it wants to replace
◆ Current state
Depot CI keeps absorbing the things a team would otherwise stay on GitHub-hosted runners for: Arm64 sandboxes up to 64 CPUs, native stacked pull request handling, macOS 26 on M4 hardware, rebuilt Windows Server images carrying Visual Studio 2026, and a us-east-1 Ubuntu package mirror. Behavior details are being tuned too — pull request runs no longer cancel on a new commit unless a concurrency group says so. The newest release moves Datadog CI Visibility out of private beta, exporting every run as a pipeline with jobs, steps, and retries intact.
◆ Where it's heading
The strategy is substitution rather than differentiation: match the incumbent's compatibility surface, beat it on hardware and cache, then let existing tooling see Depot as just another pipeline. Datadog export is the clearest expression of that — it makes Depot legible to the monitoring a team already runs instead of asking them to adopt a new dashboard. The CLI work on project get, update, and cache retention points the same way, toward scripts and agents managing Depot without the UI.
◆ Prediction
Expect the us-east-1 package mirror to expand to other regions, and the observability work to extend past Datadog to other OpenTelemetry-compatible destinations.
Jackett
5.0INFRA · APIS
Jackett ships daily tracker maintenance — nine new indexers land in one batch
◆ Current state
Jackett is a self-hosted torrent proxy API in steady maintenance mode, shipping one or more releases per day. All recent work is tracker upkeep: new indexers (primarily Chinese private trackers), domain updates, category fixes, and headers patches to resolve 403 errors for configurations running flaresolverr or byparr. The nine-indexer batch in v0.24.2644 and the first-ever SECURITY.md are the only noteworthy departures from routine maintenance.
◆ Where it's heading
Jackett's trajectory is flat. It has been doing exactly this work for years: expanding tracker coverage and keeping it functional as trackers migrate domains, break APIs, or add anti-scraping measures. The daily release cadence reflects a community contribution model with no discernible product roadmap. There is no architectural change, pricing move, or capability shift visible in the recent entries.
◆ Prediction
The entries give no basis for a directional prediction. Daily tracker maintenance will continue as long as the self-hosted media management community relies on Jackett, and the community will continue submitting new tracker definitions at roughly the same pace.
Alternatives to Depot and Jackett
Other Infra & APIs products tracked by Sparkpulse, ranked by recent ship velocity. Each card links to a full editorial trajectory and lets you pivot into a head-to-head comparison with either Depot or Jackett.
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Skipper
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ToolJet
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Recent activity from Depot and Jackett
Latest ship moves from both products, interleaved chronologically. ⚡ = editorial spark.
- 16h agoJackettJackett adds 0dayfiles categories and bumps CodeQL dependency
- 1d agoJackettJackett fixes 403 errors on KickassTorrents and ExtraTorrent when using flaresolverr
- 2d agoJackettJackett updates seven trackers and fixes systemd installer group handling
- 3d agoJackettJackett adds SECURITY.md and a new xloli indexer while updating tracker configs
- 4d agoJackettJackett adds nine new indexers in a single batch, mostly Chinese private trackers
- 5d agoJackettJackett updates domains and categories for six trackers
- 1mo agoDepotDatadog CI Visibility is now generally available
- 1mo agoDepotAdded an Ubuntu package mirror for us-east-1 runners
- 1mo agoDepotDepot CI supports Arm64 sandboxes
- 1mo agoDepotUpdated Windows Server runner images
- 1mo agoDepotPR runs now continue after a new commit instead of cancelling
- 1mo agoDepotmacOS 26 is now the default macOS version for GitHub Actions runners
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between Depot and Jackett?
They serve adjacent needs but don't currently overlap on shipped themes. Depot is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. See the at-a-glance table above for a side-by-side breakdown of velocity, recent sparks, and editorial themes.
Is Depot better than Jackett?
Sparkpulse doesn't pick a winner — we score release velocity, not feature parity. Depot is currently shipping more aggressively (velocity 6.3 vs 5.0), with 0 editorial sparks in the last 30 days against 0. For your specific use case, the alternatives sections above list other Infra & APIs products to evaluate alongside.
What are the best alternatives to Depot?
Top Depot alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Depot alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/depot for the full list with editorial commentary on each.
What are the best alternatives to Jackett?
Top Jackett alternatives in Infra & APIs are ranked by recent ship velocity. Browse the "Jackett alternatives" section above for the current picks, or visit /alternatives/jackett for the full list with editorial commentary on each.