ggrunvsShimmy
Two self-hosted Ollama alternatives, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| ggrun | Shimmy | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 54/100 |
| Rank in category | #18 of 25 in LLM Inference | #16 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 282 | 5 997 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +94 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 11 | 19 |
| Latest release | v3.2.12 · 18 Oct 2026 | v2.6.5 · 19 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Rust |
Which one should you pick?
Shimmy scores 54/100 against 50/100 for ggrun, so it is the safer default.
Shimmy ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for ggrun.
Shimmy is growing faster right now (+94 stars in 30 days).
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