# deer-flow vs Trinity

> Two self-hosted [AI Agents projects](https://selfhost.directory/ai-agents), compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | deer-flow | Trinity |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 86/100 ✓ | 57/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 209 in AI Agents | #60 of 209 in AI Agents |
| GitHub stars | 84 580 ✓ | 711 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 659 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 2 | 4 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2.1.0 · 24 Sept 2026 | v1.0.0 · 20 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

deer-flow scores 86/100 against 57/100 for Trinity, so it is the safer default.

Trinity ships more often: 4 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for deer-flow.

deer-flow is growing faster right now (+1 659 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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