# Openship vs prefect

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

| | Openship | prefect |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 67/100 | 80/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 10 in PaaS | #4 of 32 in Workflow Automation |
| GitHub stars | 14 977 | 24 098 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +107 | +177 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 11 | 17 ✓ |
| Latest release | v0.9.5 · 24 Oct 2026 ✓ | 2.20.27 · 23 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

prefect scores 80/100 against 67/100 for Openship, so it is the safer default.

prefect ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 11 for Openship.

## Details

- [Openship](https://selfhost.directory/project/openship) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/openship.md)
- [prefect](https://selfhost.directory/project/prefect) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/prefect.md)

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