# deer-flow vs TraceRoot

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

| | deer-flow | TraceRoot |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 86/100 ✓ | 58/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 209 in AI Agents | #11 of 51 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 84 634 ✓ | 1 133 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 686 ✓ | +21 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 10 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2.1.0 · 24 Sept 2026 | v1.3.3 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | Other |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

deer-flow scores 86/100 against 58/100 for TraceRoot, so it is the safer default.

TraceRoot ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for deer-flow.

deer-flow is growing faster right now (+1 686 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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