falcovsopen-compute
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| falco | open-compute | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 55/100 |
| Rank in category | #12 of 78 in Security | #3 of 7 in Serverless |
| GitHub stars | 9 535 | 2 361 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +125 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 | 9 |
| Latest release | 0.45.1 · 19 Oct 2026 | v0.3.0 · 10 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | C | Rust |
Which one should you pick?
falco scores 74/100 against 55/100 for open-compute, so it is the safer default.
open-compute ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 6 for falco.
falco is growing faster right now (+125 stars in 30 days).
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