# MacOS vs Pulumi

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

| | MacOS | Pulumi |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 | 78/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 15 in Virtualization | #1 of 3 in Infrastructure |
| GitHub stars | 21 689 | 25 826 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +115 ✓ | +27 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 18 ✓ | 5 |
| Latest release | v3.12 · 21 Aug 2026 | v3.272.0 · 22 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Shell | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Pulumi scores 78/100 against 76/100 for MacOS, so it is the safer default.

MacOS ships more often: 18 stable releases in the past year, against 5 for Pulumi.

MacOS is growing faster right now (+115 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [MacOS](https://selfhost.directory/project/macos) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/macos.md)
- [Pulumi](https://selfhost.directory/project/pulumi) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pulumi.md)

---
Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/macos-vs-pulumi