Ollamavsties
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| Ollama | ties | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 95/100 | 43/100 |
| Rank in category | #1 of 25 in LLM Inference | #35 of 46 in Bookmarks & Link Sharing |
| GitHub stars | 185 194 | 198 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +3 541 | +0 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 51 | 4 |
| Latest release | v0.40.13 · 28 Oct 2026 | v0.3.0 · 24 Jul 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0-only |
| Main language | Go | Rust |
Which one should you pick?
Ollama scores 95/100 against 43/100 for ties, so it is the safer default.
Ollama ships more often: 51 stable releases in the past year, against 4 for ties.
If you want the quickest setup, Ollama is easier to run; ties needs more configuration.
Ollama is growing faster right now (+3 541 stars in 30 days).
Ollama details →ties details →