DeepSeek HarnessvsOpenMES
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| DeepSeek Harness | OpenMES | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 87/100 | 47/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 209 in AI Agents | #4 of 4 in Industrial IoT |
| GitHub stars | 264 652 | 178 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +8 660 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 10 |
| Latest release | — | v0.27.0 · 14 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | PHP |
Which one should you pick?
DeepSeek Harness scores 87/100 against 47/100 for OpenMES, so it is the safer default.
OpenMES ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for DeepSeek Harness.
DeepSeek Harness is growing faster right now (+8 660 stars in 30 days).
DeepSeek Harness details →OpenMES details →