NewspipevsOllama
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Newspipe | Ollama | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 49/100 | 95/100 |
| Rank in category | #32 of 85 in Feed Reader | #1 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 498 | 185 139 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +3 591 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 50 |
| Latest release | v12.3.0 · 22 Oct 2026 | v0.40.12 · 27 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Advanced | Easy |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Go |
Which one should you pick?
Ollama scores 95/100 against 49/100 for Newspipe, so it is the safer default.
Ollama ships more often: 50 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for Newspipe.
If you want the quickest setup, Ollama is easier to run; Newspipe needs more configuration.
Ollama is growing faster right now (+3 591 stars in 30 days).
Newspipe details →Ollama details →