exovsopenpencil
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| exo | openpencil | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 | 73/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 25 in LLM Inference | #2 of 7 in Design |
| GitHub stars | 48 083 | 9 424 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +448 | +823 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 14 |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | v0.16.0 · 14 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
exo scores 76/100 against 73/100 for openpencil, so it is the safer default.
openpencil ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for exo.
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