exovsIncus
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| exo | Incus | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 | 75/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 25 in LLM Inference | #3 of 44 in Container Management |
| GitHub stars | 48 070 | 6 515 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +447 | +275 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 16 |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | v7.0.2 · 16 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
exo scores 77/100 against 75/100 for Incus, so it is the safer default.
Incus ships more often: 16 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for exo.
If you want the quickest setup, exo is easier to run; Incus needs more configuration.