Ollamavstesserae
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Ollama | tesserae | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 95/100 | 51/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 25 in LLM Inference | #14 of 44 in Dashboard |
| GitHub stars | 185 139 | 981 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +3 591 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 50 | 78 |
| Latest release | v0.40.12 · 27 Oct 2026 | v0.480.0 · 26 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Go | Python |
Which one should you pick?
Ollama scores 95/100 against 51/100 for tesserae, so it is the safer default.
tesserae ships more often: 78 stable releases in the past year, against 50 for Ollama.
If you want the quickest setup, Ollama is easier to run; tesserae needs more configuration.
Ollama is growing faster right now (+3 591 stars in 30 days).
Ollama details →tesserae details →