# fluxer vs Ollama

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

| | fluxer | Ollama |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 71/100 | 95/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #6 of 110 in Chat | #1 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 10 702 | 185 169 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +335 | +3 516 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 1045 ✓ | 51 |
| Latest release | fluxer-users@2026.1028.211245 · 28 Oct 2026 | v0.40.13 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Typescript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Ollama scores 95/100 against 71/100 for fluxer, so it is the safer default.

fluxer ships more often: 1045 stable releases in the past year, against 51 for Ollama.

If you want the quickest setup, Ollama is easier to run; fluxer needs more configuration.

Ollama is growing faster right now (+3 516 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [fluxer](https://selfhost.directory/project/fluxer) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/fluxer.md)
- [Ollama](https://selfhost.directory/project/ollama) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ollama.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/fluxer-vs-ollama