fishnetvsOllama
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| fishnet | Ollama | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 | 95/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 3 in Distributed Computing | #1 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 935 | 185 141 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +3 593 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 8 | 50 |
| Latest release | v2.15.1 · 21 Oct 2026 | v0.40.12 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | GPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Rust | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Ollama scores 95/100 against 60/100 for fishnet, so it is the safer default.
Ollama ships more often: 50 stable releases in the past year, against 8 for fishnet.
Ollama is growing faster right now (+3 593 stars in 30 days).
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