DeepSeek Harnessvszusam
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| DeepSeek Harness | zusam | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 87/100 | 44/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 209 in AI Agents | #58 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums |
| GitHub stars | 265 409 | 223 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +9 417 | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 2 |
| Latest release | — | 0.6.1 · 2 Mar 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 44/100 for zusam, so it is the safer default.
zusam ships more often: 2 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for DeepSeek Harness.
DeepSeek Harness is growing faster right now (+9 417 stars in 30 days).
DeepSeek Harness details →zusam details →