exovsNezha
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| exo | Nezha | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 | 72/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 25 in LLM Inference | #15 of 104 in Monitoring & observability |
| GitHub stars | 48 071 | 10 377 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +448 | +45 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 40 |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | v2.6.0 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | WTFPL |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
exo scores 77/100 against 72/100 for Nezha, so it is the safer default.
Nezha ships more often: 40 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for exo.
If you want the quickest setup, exo is easier to run; Nezha needs more configuration.
exo is growing faster right now (+448 stars in 30 days).