# Baby Buddy vs Pulumi

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

| | Baby Buddy | Pulumi |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 66/100 | 78/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #4 of 31 in Health & Fitness | #1 of 3 in Infrastructure |
| GitHub stars | 2 932 | 25 829 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +37 ✓ | +30 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 ✓ | 5 |
| Latest release | v2.11.0 · 19 Sept 2026 | v3.272.0 · 22 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | BSD-2-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Pulumi scores 78/100 against 66/100 for Baby Buddy, so it is the safer default.

Baby Buddy ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for Pulumi.

If you want the quickest setup, Baby Buddy is easier to run; Pulumi needs more configuration.

## Details

- [Baby Buddy](https://selfhost.directory/project/baby-buddy) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/baby-buddy.md)
- [Pulumi](https://selfhost.directory/project/pulumi) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pulumi.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/baby-buddy-vs-pulumi