# socktop vs unsloth

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

| | socktop | unsloth |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 48/100 | 85/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #28 of 51 in Monitoring & observability | #1 of 7 in Local AI |
| GitHub stars | 192 | 78 714 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | — | +2 057 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 6 ✓ | 2 |
| Latest release | v1.60.2 · 24 Aug 2026 | prebuilt-wheels-cu13 · 27 Sept 2026 ✓ |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Rust | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

unsloth scores 85/100 against 48/100 for socktop, so it is the safer default.

socktop ships more often: 6 stable releases in the past year, against 2 for unsloth.

unsloth is growing faster right now (+2 057 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [socktop](https://selfhost.directory/project/socktop) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/socktop.md)
- [unsloth](https://selfhost.directory/project/unsloth) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/unsloth.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/socktop-vs-unsloth