arize-phoenixvsphenixcode
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| arize-phoenix | phenixcode | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 75/100 | 37/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 2 in LLMOps | #99 of 120 in AI Assistant |
| GitHub stars | 12 259 | 21 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +497 | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 160 | 10 |
| Latest release | @arizeai/phoenix-cli@1.22.0 · 11 Nov 2026 | v2.4.2 · 19 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | Elastic-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | C++ |
Which one should you pick?
arize-phoenix scores 75/100 against 37/100 for phenixcode, so it is the safer default.
arize-phoenix ships more often: 160 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for phenixcode.
If you want the quickest setup, arize-phoenix is easier to run; phenixcode needs more configuration.
arize-phoenix is growing faster right now (+497 stars in 30 days).
Key differences
- License: arize-phoenix is Elastic-2.0, phenixcode is MIT.
- Language: arize-phoenix is written mainly in Python, phenixcode in C++.
- Only arize-phoenix ships an official Docker image.
- Platforms only arize-phoenix lists: Docker, Kubernetes.
- Platforms only phenixcode lists: Build from Source, Linux.
- Features only arize-phoenix lists: Built-In MCP Server, Data retention policies, Dataset management, Experiments and 10 more.
- Features only phenixcode lists: CLI Interface, Fast vector search, Incremental updates, Local Embeddings and 4 more.
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