# Jackett vs Ollama

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

| | Jackett | Ollama |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 73/100 | 95/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 2 in Indexer | #1 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 16 280 | 185 141 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +213 | +3 593 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 143 ✓ | 50 |
| Latest release | v0.24.2949 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.40.12 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | C | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Ollama scores 95/100 against 73/100 for Jackett, so it is the safer default.

Jackett ships more often: 143 stable releases in the past year, against 50 for Ollama.

Ollama is growing faster right now (+3 593 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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