# Keploy vs prefect

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

| | Keploy | prefect |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 80/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 10 in Testing | #5 of 32 in Workflow Automation |
| GitHub stars | 18 870 | 24 090 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +205 ✓ | +178 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 28 ✓ | 17 |
| Latest release | v3.6.170 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ | 2.20.27 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

prefect scores 80/100 against 74/100 for Keploy, so it is the safer default.

Keploy ships more often: 28 stable releases in the past year, against 17 for prefect.

## Details

- [Keploy](https://selfhost.directory/project/keploy) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/keploy.md)
- [prefect](https://selfhost.directory/project/prefect) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/prefect.md)

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