cephvsIncus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| ceph | Incus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 78/100 | 75/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 7 in Distributed Storage | #3 of 44 in Container Management |
| GitHub stars | 17 176 | 6 516 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +107 | +276 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 16 |
| Latest release | — | v7.0.2 · 16 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | C | Go |
Which one should you pick?
ceph scores 78/100 against 75/100 for Incus, so it is the safer default.
Incus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for ceph.
Incus is growing faster right now (+276 stars in 30 days).
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