exovsPelican Panel
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| exo | Pelican Panel | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 25 in LLM Inference | #13 of 62 in Game Servers |
| GitHub stars | 48 070 | 2 413 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +447 | +83 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 0 |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | — |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | PHP |
Which one should you pick?
exo scores 77/100 against 64/100 for Pelican Panel, so it is the safer default.
exo ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Pelican Panel.
If you want the quickest setup, exo is easier to run; Pelican Panel needs more configuration.
exo is growing faster right now (+447 stars in 30 days).
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