# pretalx vs sglang

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

| | pretalx | sglang |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 62/100 | 86/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #2 of 3 in Conference Management | #4 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 954 | 38 338 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +8 | +1 930 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 7 | 17 ✓ |
| Latest release | v2026.2.1 · 8 Jul 2026 | v0.5.22 · 15 Oct 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Advanced | Advanced ✓ |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Other | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

sglang scores 86/100 against 62/100 for pretalx, so it is the safer default.

sglang ships more often: 17 stable releases in the past year, against 7 for pretalx.

sglang is growing faster right now (+1 930 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [pretalx](https://selfhost.directory/project/pretalx) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pretalx.md)
- [sglang](https://selfhost.directory/project/sglang) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/sglang.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/pretalx-vs-sglang