# Prowlarr vs vLLM

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

| | Prowlarr | vLLM |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 74/100 | 91/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #1 of 2 in Indexer | #3 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 7 462 | 95 789 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +210 | +3 237 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 24 ✓ | 14 |
| Latest release | v2.7.0.5723 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.32.0 · 17 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Easy ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | GPL-3.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | C# | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

vLLM scores 91/100 against 74/100 for Prowlarr, so it is the safer default.

Prowlarr ships more often: 24 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for vLLM.

If you want the quickest setup, Prowlarr is easier to run; vLLM needs more configuration.

vLLM is growing faster right now (+3 237 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Prowlarr](https://selfhost.directory/project/prowlarr) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/prowlarr.md)
- [vLLM](https://selfhost.directory/project/vllm) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/vllm.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/prowlarr-vs-vllm