# exo vs PairDrop

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

| | exo | PairDrop |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 ✓ | 75/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 25 in LLM Inference | #2 of 86 in File Sharing |
| GitHub stars | 48 071 ✓ | 11 711 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +448 ✓ | +252 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | — |
| Setup | Easy | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | JavaScript |

## Which one should you pick?

exo scores 77/100 against 75/100 for PairDrop, so it is the safer default.

exo ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for PairDrop.

## Details

- [exo](https://selfhost.directory/project/exo) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/exo.md)
- [PairDrop](https://selfhost.directory/project/pairdrop) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pairdrop.md)

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