--- title: "BodhiApp vs moby" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/bodhisearch-bodhiapp-vs-moby-moby" tools: ["bodhisearch-bodhiapp", "moby-moby"] --- # BodhiApp vs moby *GraphCanon updated Jul 15, 2026* ## Verdict Pick BodhiApp when bodhiApp is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go; pick moby when moby is primarily Go; BodhiApp is TypeScript. [BodhiApp](https://getbodhi.app/) reports 134 GitHub stars, 9 forks, and 10 open issues, last pushed Jul 8, 2026. [moby](https://mobyproject.org/) has 72k stars, 19k forks, and 3.8k open issues, last pushed Jul 10, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [BodhiApp's repository](https://github.com/BodhiSearch/BodhiApp) and [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby). | | [BodhiApp](/tools/bodhisearch-bodhiapp.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Run Open Source/Open Weight LLMs locally with OpenAI compatible APIs | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | | Stars | 134 | 71,899 | | Forks | 9 | 19,126 | | Open issues | 10 | 3,821 | | Language | TypeScript | Go | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | - | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | Computer Vision, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [BodhiApp](/tools/bodhisearch-bodhiapp.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 6d | 1d | | Open issues (now) | 10 | 3.8k | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/bodhisearch-bodhiapp/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose BodhiApp if… - BodhiApp is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go. - Tags unique to BodhiApp: gemma, generative-ai, llama, llm. - Also covers Computer Vision. ### Choose moby if… - moby is primarily Go; BodhiApp is TypeScript. - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. - Also covers Developer Tools. - moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ## When NOT to use BodhiApp - Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ## When NOT to use moby - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. - Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. - LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ## Common questions ### What is the difference between BodhiApp and moby? BodhiApp: Run Open Source/Open Weight LLMs locally with OpenAI compatible APIs. moby: The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose BodhiApp over moby? Choose BodhiApp over moby when BodhiApp is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go; Tags unique to BodhiApp: gemma, generative-ai, llama, llm; Also covers Computer Vision. ### When should I choose moby over BodhiApp? Choose moby over BodhiApp when moby is primarily Go; BodhiApp is TypeScript; Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang; Also covers Developer Tools; moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### When should I avoid BodhiApp? Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### When should I avoid moby? Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. Inference & Serving: Self-hosting rarely beats a hosted API on cost until you have steady, high-volume traffic. LLM Frameworks: Avoid a framework for a single prompt-and-retrieve call; the abstraction can cost more than it saves. ### Is BodhiApp or moby more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 134). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are BodhiApp and moby open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub. ### Where can I find alternatives to BodhiApp or moby? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [BodhiApp alternatives](/tools/bodhisearch-bodhiapp/alternatives) and [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) ([BodhiApp markdown twin](/tools/bodhisearch-bodhiapp/alternatives.md), [moby markdown twin](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives.md)), ranked by typed relationship edges rather than popularity votes. ### Is there a machine-readable version of this comparison? Yes. The markdown twin at [this comparison](/compare/bodhisearch-bodhiapp-vs-moby-moby.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, BodhiApp or moby? BodhiApp: Very active. moby: Very active. Compare maintenance labels, days since push, and release cadence in the trust section below - stars alone do not measure maintenance. ### Where are the full trust reports for BodhiApp and moby? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [BodhiApp trust report](/tools/bodhisearch-bodhiapp/trust); [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=bodhisearch-bodhiapp`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=bodhisearch-bodhiapp) - LLM index: [/llms.txt](/llms.txt) - Full corpus: [/llms-full.txt](/llms-full.txt) _GraphCanon - The knowledge graph for AI development. https://www.graphcanon.com/_