exovsShellHub
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| exo | ShellHub | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 25 in LLM Inference | #12 of 23 in Remote Access |
| GitHub stars | 48 074 | 2 243 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +439 | +175 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 9 |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | v0.28.0 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
exo scores 76/100 against 64/100 for ShellHub, so it is the safer default.
ShellHub ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for exo.
If you want the quickest setup, exo is easier to run; ShellHub needs more configuration.
exo is growing faster right now (+439 stars in 30 days).
exo details →ShellHub details →