# redroid vs Transformer Lab

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

| | redroid | Transformer Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 57/100 | 61/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #4 of 5 in Emulation | #12 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 7 054 ✓ | 5 199 |
| Stars, last 30 days | +2 | +2 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 9 ✓ |
| Latest release | — | v0.40.1 · 19 Jun 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | — | AGPL-3.0 |
| Main language | Shell | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

Transformer Lab scores 61/100 against 57/100 for redroid, so it is the safer default.

Transformer Lab ships more often: 9 stable releases in the past year, against 0 for redroid.

## Details

- [redroid](https://selfhost.directory/project/redroid-doc) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/redroid-doc.md)
- [Transformer Lab](https://selfhost.directory/project/transformerlab-app) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/transformerlab-app.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/redroid-doc-vs-transformerlab-app