# excalidraw vs Ollama

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

| | excalidraw | Ollama |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 91/100 | 95/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 9 in Whiteboarding | #1 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 134 745 | 185 138 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +2 003 | +3 590 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1 | 50 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.18.1 · 21 Apr 2026 | v0.40.12 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Ollama scores 95/100 against 91/100 for excalidraw, so it is the safer default.

Ollama ships more often: 50 stable releases in the past year, against 1 for excalidraw.

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

## Details

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

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