# ExcaliDash vs Ollama

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

| | ExcaliDash | Ollama |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 58/100 | 95/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 9 in Whiteboarding | #1 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 1 701 | 185 141 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +120 | +3 593 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 8 | 50 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.6.6 · 22 Oct 2026 | v0.40.12 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | LGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Ollama scores 95/100 against 58/100 for ExcaliDash, so it is the safer default.

Ollama ships more often: 50 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for ExcaliDash.

Ollama is growing faster right now (+3 593 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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