# bacalhau vs Ollama

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

| | bacalhau | Ollama |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 54/100 | 95/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 3 in Distributed Computing | #1 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 875 | 185 150 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +4 | +3 497 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 51 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.9.5 · 12 Oct 2026 | v0.40.13 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Go | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Ollama scores 95/100 against 54/100 for bacalhau, so it is the safer default.

Ollama ships more often: 51 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for bacalhau.

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

Ollama is growing faster right now (+3 497 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/bacalhau-vs-ollama