exovsUUSEC WAF
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| exo | UUSEC WAF | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 | 59/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 25 in LLM Inference | #2 of 3 in Web Application Firewall |
| GitHub stars | 48 071 | 1 718 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +436 | +6 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 9 |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | v7.2.6 · 12 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | BSD-2-Clause |
| Main language | Python | Shell |
Which one should you pick?
exo scores 76/100 against 59/100 for UUSEC WAF, so it is the safer default.
UUSEC WAF 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; UUSEC WAF needs more configuration.
exo is growing faster right now (+436 stars in 30 days).
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