deer-flowvsRustFS
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| deer-flow | RustFS | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 86/100 | 74/100 |
| Rank in category | #4 of 209 in AI Agents | #1 of 5 in Storage |
| GitHub stars | 84 602 | 35 507 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 654 | +1 675 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 5 |
| Latest release | v2.1.0 · 24 Sept 2026 | 1.0.4 · 25 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Rust |
Which one should you pick?
deer-flow scores 86/100 against 74/100 for RustFS, so it is the safer default.
RustFS ships more often: 5 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for deer-flow.
deer-flow details →RustFS details →