LXDvsText Generation WebUI
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| LXD | Text Generation WebUI | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 70/100 | 76/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 15 in Virtualization | #6 of 69 in AI Chat |
| GitHub stars | 4 842 | 47 724 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +11 | +24 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 19 | 10 |
| Latest release | lxd-6.10.1 · 28 Oct 2026 | v4.9 · 20 May 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Python |
Which one should you pick?
Text Generation WebUI scores 76/100 against 70/100 for LXD, so it is the safer default.
LXD ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for Text Generation WebUI.
Text Generation WebUI is growing faster right now (+24 stars in 30 days).
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