# deer-flow vs RustFS

> 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.

## Details

- [deer-flow](https://selfhost.directory/project/deer-flow) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/deer-flow.md)
- [RustFS](https://selfhost.directory/project/rustfs) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/rustfs.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/deer-flow-vs-rustfs