# Open-WebUI vs ShellHub

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

| | Open-WebUI | ShellHub |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 90/100 ✓ | 64/100 |
| Rank in category | #3 of 125 in AI | #12 of 23 in Remote Access |
| GitHub stars | 157 110 ✓ | 2 243 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +4 020 ✓ | +175 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 23 ✓ | 9 |
| Latest release | v0.12.4 · 25 Oct 2026 | v0.28.0 · 28 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Go |

## Which one should you pick?

Open-WebUI scores 90/100 against 64/100 for ShellHub, so it is the safer default.

Open-WebUI ships more often: 23 stable releases in the past year, against 9 for ShellHub.

Open-WebUI is growing faster right now (+4 020 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Open-WebUI](https://selfhost.directory/project/open-webui) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/open-webui.md)
- [ShellHub](https://selfhost.directory/project/shellhub) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/shellhub.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/open-webui-vs-shellhub