# RecipeSage vs vLLM

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

| | RecipeSage | vLLM |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 57/100 | 91/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #5 of 18 in Recipe Management | #3 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 984 | 95 774 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +19 | +3 222 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 27 ✓ | 14 |
| Latest release | v4.1.0 · 26 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.32.0 · 17 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes | Yes |
| License | AGPL-3.0-only OR Proprietary | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Typescript | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

vLLM scores 91/100 against 57/100 for RecipeSage, so it is the safer default.

RecipeSage ships more often: 27 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for vLLM.

vLLM is growing faster right now (+3 222 stars in 30 days).

## Details

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

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