# VisionState vs vLLM

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

| | VisionState | vLLM |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 48/100 | 91/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #77 of 104 in Home Automation | #3 of 25 in LLM Inference |
| GitHub stars | 171 | 95 789 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +40 | +3 237 ✓ |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 20 ✓ | 14 |
| Latest release | v0.11.0 · 27 Oct 2026 ✓ | v0.32.0 · 17 Oct 2026 |
| Setup | Moderate | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | No | Yes ✓ |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Main language | Python | Python |

## Which one should you pick?

vLLM scores 91/100 against 48/100 for VisionState, so it is the safer default.

VisionState ships more often: 20 stable releases in the past year, against 14 for vLLM.

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

## Details

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

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