horillavsprefect
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| horilla | prefect | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 60/100 | 80/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 9 in Human Resource Management (HRM) | #5 of 32 in Workflow Automation |
| GitHub stars | 1 478 | 24 094 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +47 | +182 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 12 | 17 |
| Latest release | 2.2.0 · 21 Oct 2026 | 2.20.27 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | LGPL-2.1 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | HTML | Python |
Which one should you pick?
prefect scores 80/100 against 60/100 for horilla, so it is the safer default.
prefect ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 12 for horilla.
prefect is growing faster right now (+182 stars in 30 days).
horilla details →prefect details →