# Agent of Empires vs Ollama

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Agent of Empires | Ollama |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 57/100 | 95/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #53 of 166 in Developer Tools | #1 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 3 392 | 185 124 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +3 576 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 50 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.21.0 · 21 Oct 2026 | v0.40.12 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Rust | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Ollama scores 95/100 against 57/100 for Agent of Empires, so it is the safer default.

Ollama ships more often: 50 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for Agent of Empires.

If you want the quickest setup, Ollama is easier to run; Agent of Empires needs more configuration.

Ollama is growing faster right now (+3 576 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Agent of Empires](https://selfhost.directory/project/agent-of-empires) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/agent-of-empires.md)
- [Ollama](https://selfhost.directory/project/ollama) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ollama.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/agent-of-empires-vs-ollama