OpenWAvsText Generation WebUI
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| OpenWA | Text Generation WebUI | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 77/100 | 76/100 |
| Rank in category | #2 of 19 in API Management | #6 of 69 in AI Chat |
| GitHub stars | 16 343 | 47 724 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +337 | +24 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 3 | 10 |
| Latest release | v0.26.0 · 28 Oct 2026 | v4.9 · 20 May 2026 |
| Setup | Easy | Easy |
| Official Docker image | Yes | No |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |
Which one should you pick?
OpenWA scores 77/100 against 76/100 for Text Generation WebUI, so it is the safer default.
Text Generation WebUI ships more often: 10 stable releases in the past year, against 3 for OpenWA.
OpenWA is growing faster right now (+337 stars in 30 days).
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