exovsKokoro FastAPI
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| exo | Kokoro FastAPI | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 | 69/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 25 in LLM Inference | #4 of 9 in Text to Speech |
| GitHub stars | 48 071 | 5 607 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +448 | +132 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 14 |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | v0.9.1 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |
Which one should you pick?
exo scores 77/100 against 69/100 for Kokoro FastAPI, so it is the safer default.
Kokoro FastAPI ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for exo.
exo is growing faster right now (+448 stars in 30 days).
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