difyvsshm
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| dify | shm | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 | 45/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 7 in AI Workflows | #77 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 159 871 | 165 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +2 745 | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 | 9 |
| Latest release | 1.18.0 · 23 Oct 2026 | v1.2.7 · 29 Jul 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
dify scores 90/100 against 45/100 for shm, so it is the safer default.
dify ships more often: 15 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for shm.
dify is growing faster right now (+2 745 stars in 30 days).