# FreeSWITCH vs Ollama

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

| | FreeSWITCH | Ollama |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 69/100 | 95/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #3 of 16 in VoIP | #1 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 5 263 | 185 169 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +80 | +3 516 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 4 | 51 ✓ |
| Latest release | v1.11.3 · 28 Aug 2026 | v0.40.13 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Easy ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Main language | C | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Ollama scores 95/100 against 69/100 for FreeSWITCH, so it is the safer default.

Ollama ships more often: 51 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for FreeSWITCH.

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

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

## Details

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

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