portavsvLLM
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| porta | vLLM | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 42/100 | 91/100 |
| Rank in category | #122 of 166 in Developer Tools | #3 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 211 | 95 783 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +3 231 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 17 | 14 |
| Latest release | v0.16.2 · 9 Sept 2026 | v0.32.0 · 17 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |
Which one should you pick?
vLLM scores 91/100 against 42/100 for porta, so it is the safer default.
porta ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for vLLM.
vLLM is growing faster right now (+3 231 stars in 30 days).