SLayervsvLLM
Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.
| SLayer | vLLM | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 50/100 | 91/100 |
| Rank in category | #50 of 125 in AI | #3 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 314 | 95 783 |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +3 231 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 10 | 14 |
| Latest release | v1.4.1 · 22 Oct 2026 | v0.32.0 · 17 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |
Which one should you pick?
vLLM scores 91/100 against 50/100 for SLayer, so it is the safer default.
vLLM ships more often: 14 stable releases in the past year, against 10 for SLayer.
vLLM is growing faster right now (+3 231 stars in 30 days).
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