# Astral vs Ollama

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

| | Astral | Ollama |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 51/100 | 95/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #72 of 166 in Developer Tools | #1 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 3 593 | 185 124 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +3 576 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 50 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v0.40.12 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Main language | PHP | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Ollama scores 95/100 against 51/100 for Astral, so it is the safer default.

Ollama ships more often: 50 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Astral.

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

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

## Details

- [Astral](https://selfhost.directory/project/astral-2) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/astral-2.md)
- [Ollama](https://selfhost.directory/project/ollama) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ollama.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/astral-2-vs-ollama