beamvsopenwhisk
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| beam | openwhisk | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 | 67/100 |
| Rank in category | #31 of 125 in AI | #2 of 7 in Serverless |
| GitHub stars | 1 834 | 6 803 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +47 | +5 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 364 | 0 |
| Latest release | gateway-0.1.837 · 26 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Scala |
Which one should you pick?
openwhisk scores 67/100 against 60/100 for beam, so it is the safer default.
beam ships more often: 364 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for openwhisk.
beam is growing faster right now (+47 stars in 30 days).
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