deer-flowvsLAN Sheriff
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| deer-flow | LAN Sheriff | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 86/100 | 47/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 209 in AI Agents | #31 of 48 in Network Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 84 615 | 156 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 667 | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 3 |
| Latest release | v2.1.0 · 24 Sept 2026 | v1.0.2 · 19 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
deer-flow scores 86/100 against 47/100 for LAN Sheriff, so it is the safer default.
LAN Sheriff ships more often: 3 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for deer-flow.
If you want the quickest setup, LAN Sheriff is easier to run; deer-flow needs more configuration.
deer-flow is growing faster right now (+1 667 stars in 30 days).
deer-flow details →LAN Sheriff details →