DeepSeek Harnessvsoctelium
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| DeepSeek Harness | octelium | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 87/100 | 59/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 209 in AI Agents | #22 of 56 in VPN |
| GitHub stars | 265 285 | 4 134 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +9 293 | +64 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 21 |
| Latest release | — | v0.47.0 · 24 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |
Which one should you pick?
DeepSeek Harness scores 87/100 against 59/100 for octelium, so it is the safer default.
octelium ships more often: 21 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for DeepSeek Harness.
If you want the quickest setup, DeepSeek Harness is easier to run; octelium needs more configuration.
DeepSeek Harness is growing faster right now (+9 293 stars in 30 days).
DeepSeek Harness details →octelium details →