Nomadvssglang
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Nomad | sglang | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 76/100 | 86/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 11 in Container Orchestration | #4 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 17 047 | 38 315 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +78 | +1 933 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 19 | 17 |
| Latest release | ent-changelog-1.10.18 · 28 Oct 2026 | v0.5.22 · 15 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Python |
Which one should you pick?
sglang scores 86/100 against 76/100 for Nomad, so it is the safer default.
Nomad ships more often: 19 stable releases in the past year, against 17 for sglang.
If you want the quickest setup, Nomad is easier to run; sglang needs more configuration.
sglang is growing faster right now (+1 933 stars in 30 days).
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