deer-flowvsPterodactyl
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| deer-flow | Pterodactyl | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 86/100 | 75/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 209 in AI Agents | #4 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | 84 602 | 9 438 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 654 | +183 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 11 |
| Latest release | v2.1.0 · 24 Sept 2026 | v1.15.2 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | Python | PHP |
Which one should you pick?
deer-flow scores 86/100 against 75/100 for Pterodactyl, so it is the safer default.
Pterodactyl ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for deer-flow.
deer-flow is growing faster right now (+1 654 stars in 30 days).
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