# directus vs wyoming-openwakeword

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

| | directus | wyoming-openwakeword |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 79/100 ✓ | 45/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 13 in Headless CMS | #7 of 11 in Voice Assistants |
| GitHub stars | 38 709 ✓ | 207 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +748 ✓ | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 18 ✓ | 1 |
| Latest release | v12.6.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v2.1.0 · 30 Oct 2025 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

directus scores 79/100 against 45/100 for wyoming-openwakeword, so it is the safer default.

directus ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for wyoming-openwakeword.

directus is growing faster right now (+748 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [directus](https://selfhost.directory/project/directus) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/directus.md)
- [wyoming-openwakeword](https://selfhost.directory/project/wyoming-openwakeword) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/wyoming-openwakeword.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/directus-vs-wyoming-openwakeword