exovsShlink
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| exo | Shlink | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 | 70/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 25 in LLM Inference | #3 of 23 in URL Shortener |
| GitHub stars | 48 071 | 5 379 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +436 | +76 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 13 |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | v5.1.8 · 21 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | PHP |
Which one should you pick?
exo scores 76/100 against 70/100 for Shlink, so it is the safer default.
Shlink ships more often: 13 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for exo.
exo is growing faster right now (+436 stars in 30 days).