# prefect vs samarium

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

| | prefect | samarium |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 80/100 ✓ | 42/100 |
| Rank in category | #5 of 32 in Workflow Automation | #14 of 14 in ERP |
| GitHub stars | 24 093 ✓ | 507 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +181 | — |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 17 ✓ | 0 |
| Latest release | 2.20.27 · 23 Oct 2026 | — |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Main language | Python | Blade |

## Which one should you pick?

prefect scores 80/100 against 42/100 for samarium, so it is the safer default.

prefect ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for samarium.

prefect is growing faster right now (+181 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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