# Ollama vs OpenDesign

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

| | Ollama | OpenDesign |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 95/100 ✓ | 83/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 25 in LLM Inference | #1 of 7 in Design |
| GitHub stars | 185 157 ✓ | 104 680 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +3 504 ✓ | +1 849 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 51 ✓ | 10 |
| Latest release | v0.40.13 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ | open-design-v0.26.1 · 22 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Typescript |

## Which one should you pick?

Ollama scores 95/100 against 83/100 for OpenDesign, so it is the safer default.

Ollama ships more often: 51 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for OpenDesign.

If you want the quickest setup, Ollama is easier to run; OpenDesign needs more configuration.

## Details

- [Ollama](https://selfhost.directory/project/ollama) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/ollama.md)
- [OpenDesign](https://selfhost.directory/project/open-design) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/open-design.md)

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