DeepSeek Harnessvssocktop
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| DeepSeek Harness | socktop | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 87/100 | 48/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 209 in AI Agents | #28 of 51 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 264 755 | 192 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +8 763 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 6 |
| Latest release | — | v1.60.2 · 24 Aug 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Rust |
Which one should you pick?
DeepSeek Harness scores 87/100 against 48/100 for socktop, so it is the safer default.
socktop ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for DeepSeek Harness.
DeepSeek Harness is growing faster right now (+8 763 stars in 30 days).
DeepSeek Harness details →socktop details →