# beam vs Faasta

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

| | beam | Faasta |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 61/100 ✓ | 39/100 |
| Rank in category | #29 of 125 in AI | #5 of 7 in Serverless |
| GitHub stars | 1 834 ✓ | 227 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +47 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 364 ✓ | 10 |
| Latest release | gateway-0.1.837 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ | build-84 · 20 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Go | Rust |

## Which one should you pick?

beam scores 61/100 against 39/100 for Faasta, so it is the safer default.

beam ships more often: 364 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for Faasta.

beam is growing faster right now (+47 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [beam](https://selfhost.directory/project/beam) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/beam.md)
- [Faasta](https://selfhost.directory/project/faasta) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/faasta.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/beam-vs-faasta