# Nexterm vs Ollama

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

| | Nexterm | Ollama |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 95/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 6 in Administration | #1 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 5 114 | 185 182 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +63 | +3 529 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 51 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v0.40.13 · 28 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Main language | JavaScript | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Ollama scores 95/100 against 64/100 for Nexterm, so it is the safer default.

Ollama ships more often: 51 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for Nexterm.

Ollama is growing faster right now (+3 529 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/nexterm-vs-ollama