# exo vs Otari

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

| | exo | Otari |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 ✓ | 56/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 25 in LLM Inference | #14 of 39 in API Gateway |
| GitHub stars | 48 074 ✓ | 752 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +439 ✓ | +1 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 10 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | v0.33.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

exo scores 76/100 against 56/100 for Otari, so it is the safer default.

Otari ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for exo.

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

exo is growing faster right now (+439 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [exo](https://selfhost.directory/project/exo) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/exo.md)
- [Otari](https://selfhost.directory/project/otari) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/otari.md)

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