# Ollama vs qm-music

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

| | Ollama | qm-music |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 95/100 ✓ | 51/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 25 in LLM Inference | #20 of 59 in Music Streaming |
| GitHub stars | 185 157 ✓ | 588 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +3 504 ✓ | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 51 ✓ | 11 |
| Latest release | v0.40.13 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ | v2.5.0 · 10 Sept 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Go | Java |

## Which one should you pick?

Ollama scores 95/100 against 51/100 for qm-music, so it is the safer default.

Ollama ships more often: 51 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for qm-music.

Ollama is growing faster right now (+3 504 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/ollama-vs-qm-music