# deepwiki-open vs vLLM

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | deepwiki-open | vLLM |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 91/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 8 in Documentation Management | #3 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 18 313 | 95 801 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +258 | +3 249 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 14 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v0.32.0 · 17 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

vLLM scores 91/100 against 71/100 for deepwiki-open, so it is the safer default.

vLLM ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for deepwiki-open.

vLLM is growing faster right now (+3 249 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [deepwiki-open](https://selfhost.directory/project/deepwiki-open) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/deepwiki-open.md)
- [vLLM](https://selfhost.directory/project/vllm) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/vllm.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/deepwiki-open-vs-vllm