exovsThoughtDAG
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| exo | ThoughtDAG | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 | 51/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 25 in LLM Inference | #25 of 69 in AI Chat |
| GitHub stars | 48 092 | 719 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +457 | +3 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 10 |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | v0.5.26 · 25 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Typescript |
Which one should you pick?
exo scores 76/100 against 51/100 for ThoughtDAG, so it is the safer default.
ThoughtDAG ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for exo.
exo is growing faster right now (+457 stars in 30 days).
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