# exo vs Standard Notes

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

| | exo | Standard Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 ✓ | 70/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 25 in LLM Inference | #8 of 81 in Notes & Editors |
| GitHub stars | 48 071 ✓ | 6 685 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +448 ✓ | +53 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 ✓ | 5 |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | @standardnotes/mobile@3.202.11 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

exo scores 77/100 against 70/100 for Standard Notes, so it is the safer default.

exo ships more often: 7 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for Standard Notes.

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

exo is growing faster right now (+448 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [exo](https://selfhost.directory/project/exo) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/exo.md)
- [Standard Notes](https://selfhost.directory/project/standard-notes) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/standard-notes.md)

---
Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/exo-vs-standard-notes