exovsWakapi
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| exo | Wakapi | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #6 of 25 in LLM Inference | #4 of 11 in Time Tracking |
| GitHub stars | 48 083 | 4 465 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +448 | +30 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 11 |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | 2.18.2 · 14 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
exo scores 76/100 against 64/100 for Wakapi, so it is the safer default.
Wakapi ships more often: 11 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for exo.
exo is growing faster right now (+448 stars in 30 days).