lobsters-rails-projectvsOllama
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| lobsters-rails-project | Ollama | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 66/100 | 95/100 |
| Rank in category | #8 of 69 in Social Networks & Forums | #1 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 4 853 | 185 157 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +11 | +3 504 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 51 |
| Latest release | — | v0.40.13 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Other | MIT |
| Main language | Ruby | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Ollama scores 95/100 against 66/100 for lobsters-rails-project, so it is the safer default.
Ollama ships more often: 51 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for lobsters-rails-project.
If you want the quickest setup, Ollama is easier to run; lobsters-rails-project needs more configuration.
Ollama is growing faster right now (+3 504 stars in 30 days).
lobsters-rails-project details →Ollama details →