# Flarum vs unsloth

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Flarum | unsloth |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 85/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #6 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums | #1 of 7 in Local AI |
| GitHub stars | 6 764 | 78 732 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +12 | +2 008 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 ✓ | 2 |
| Latest release | v1.8.21 · 23 Oct 2026 ✓ | prebuilt-wheels-cu13 · 27 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | PHP | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

unsloth scores 85/100 against 69/100 for Flarum, so it is the safer default.

Flarum ships more often: 12 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for unsloth.

unsloth is growing faster right now (+2 008 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Flarum](https://selfhost.directory/project/flarum) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/flarum.md)
- [unsloth](https://selfhost.directory/project/unsloth) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/unsloth.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/flarum-vs-unsloth