# exo vs openITCOCKPIT

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

| | exo | openITCOCKPIT |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 ✓ | 54/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 25 in LLM Inference | #6 of 19 in Infrastructure Monitoring |
| GitHub stars | 48 083 ✓ | 403 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +448 ✓ | +3 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 12 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | openITCOCKPIT-5.9.0 · 22 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | PHP |

## Which one should you pick?

exo scores 76/100 against 54/100 for openITCOCKPIT, so it is the safer default.

openITCOCKPIT ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for exo.

If you want the quickest setup, exo is easier to run; openITCOCKPIT needs more configuration.

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)
- [openITCOCKPIT](https://selfhost.directory/project/openitcockpit) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/openitcockpit.md)

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