# exo vs MCSManager

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

| | exo | MCSManager |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 ✓ | 68/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 25 in LLM Inference | #8 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | 48 071 ✓ | 5 004 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +448 ✓ | +34 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 20 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | v10.22.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

exo scores 77/100 against 68/100 for MCSManager, so it is the safer default.

MCSManager ships more often: 20 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for exo.

exo is growing faster right now (+448 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [exo](https://selfhost.directory/project/exo) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/exo.md)
- [MCSManager](https://selfhost.directory/project/mcsmanager) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/mcsmanager.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/exo-vs-mcsmanager