Faastavsopenwhisk
Two self-hosted Serverless projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Faasta | openwhisk | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 39/100 | 67/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 7 in Serverless | #2 of 7 in Serverless |
| GitHub stars | 227 | 6 803 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +5 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 0 |
| Latest release | build-84 · 20 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Rust | Scala |
Which one should you pick?
openwhisk scores 67/100 against 39/100 for Faasta, so it is the safer default.
Faasta ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for openwhisk.
openwhisk is growing faster right now (+5 stars in 30 days).
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