Myrlin WorkbookvsOllama
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Myrlin Workbook | Ollama | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 47/100 | 95/100 |
| Rank in category | #98 of 166 in Developer Tools | #1 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 388 | 185 112 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +3 564 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 4 | 50 |
| Latest release | v0.8.6 · 8 Mar 2026 | v0.40.12 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | JavaScript | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Ollama scores 95/100 against 47/100 for Myrlin Workbook, so it is the safer default.
Ollama ships more often: 50 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for Myrlin Workbook.
Ollama is growing faster right now (+3 564 stars in 30 days).
Myrlin Workbook details →Ollama details →