exovsInfisical
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| exo | Infisical | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 | 78/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 25 in LLM Inference | #1 of 12 in Secrets Management |
| GitHub stars | 48 072 | 30 114 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +437 | +698 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 79 |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | v0.167.4 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Other |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
Infisical scores 78/100 against 76/100 for exo, so it is the safer default.
Infisical ships more often: 79 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for exo.
If you want the quickest setup, exo is easier to run; Infisical needs more configuration.
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