Asteriskvssglang
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Asterisk | sglang | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 86/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 16 in VoIP | #4 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 3 649 | 38 328 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +80 | +1 920 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 19 | 17 |
| Latest release | certified-22.8-cert5 · 19 Oct 2026 | v0.5.22 · 15 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | C | Python |
Which one should you pick?
sglang scores 86/100 against 71/100 for Asterisk, so it is the safer default.
Asterisk ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 17 for sglang.
sglang is growing faster right now (+1 920 stars in 30 days).
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