# OpenDesign vs vLLM

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

| | OpenDesign | vLLM |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 83/100 | 91/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 7 in Design | #3 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 104 639 ✓ | 95 785 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +1 808 | +3 233 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 14 ✓ |
| Latest release | open-design-v0.26.1 · 22 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.32.0 · 17 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

vLLM scores 91/100 against 83/100 for OpenDesign, so it is the safer default.

vLLM ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for OpenDesign.

## Details

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

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