# lobsters-rails-project vs Ollama

> 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 | 185 182 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +11 | +3 529 ✓ |
| 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 (+3 529 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/lobsters-rails-project-vs-ollama