exovsZed Attack Proxy (ZAP)
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| exo | Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 | 80/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 25 in LLM Inference | #4 of 78 in Security |
| GitHub stars | 48 071 | 16 062 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +448 | +247 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 31 |
| Latest release | v1.0.71 · 23 Apr 2026 | w2026-10-23 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Java |
Which one should you pick?
Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) scores 80/100 against 77/100 for exo, so it is the safer default.
Zed Attack Proxy (ZAP) ships more often: 31 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for exo.
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