open-computevsopenwhisk
Two self-hosted Serverless projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| open-compute | openwhisk | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 55/100 | 67/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 7 in Serverless | #2 of 7 in Serverless |
| GitHub stars | 2 361 | 6 803 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +5 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 9 | 0 |
| Latest release | v0.3.0 · 10 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate | Advanced |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Rust | Scala |
Which one should you pick?
openwhisk scores 67/100 against 55/100 for open-compute, so it is the safer default.
open-compute ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for openwhisk.
If you want the quickest setup, open-compute is easier to run; openwhisk needs more configuration.
openwhisk is growing faster right now (+5 stars in 30 days).
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