# beam vs Pulumi

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

| | beam | Pulumi |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 | 78/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #31 of 125 in AI | #1 of 3 in Infrastructure |
| GitHub stars | 1 834 | 25 825 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +47 ✓ | +26 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 364 ✓ | 5 |
| Latest release | gateway-0.1.837 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ | v3.272.0 · 22 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Pulumi scores 78/100 against 60/100 for beam, so it is the safer default.

beam ships more often: 364 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for Pulumi.

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

## Details

- [beam](https://selfhost.directory/project/beam) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/beam.md)
- [Pulumi](https://selfhost.directory/project/pulumi) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pulumi.md)

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