# drive vs Ollama

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

| | drive | Ollama |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 49/100 | 95/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #19 of 27 in File Sharing & Collaboration | #1 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 481 | 185 169 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +0 | +3 516 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 15 | 51 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.25.3 · 23 Oct 2026 | v0.40.13 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Ollama scores 95/100 against 49/100 for drive, so it is the safer default.

Ollama ships more often: 51 stable releases in the past year, against 15 for drive.

If you want the quickest setup, Ollama is easier to run; drive needs more configuration.

Ollama is growing faster right now (+3 516 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [drive](https://selfhost.directory/project/drive) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/drive.md)
- [Ollama](https://selfhost.directory/project/ollama) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ollama.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/drive-vs-ollama