--- title: "whodb vs moby" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/clidey-whodb-vs-moby-moby" tools: ["clidey-whodb", "moby-moby"] --- # whodb vs moby *GraphCanon updated Jul 15, 2026* ## Verdict Pick whodb when tags unique to whodb: anthropic, clickhouse, data-analysis, data-visualization; pick moby when tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go. [whodb](https://whodb.com) reports 4.9k GitHub stars, 221 forks, and 22 open issues, last pushed Jul 14, 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 [whodb's repository](https://github.com/clidey/whodb) and [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby). | | [whodb](/tools/clidey-whodb.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Where data access meets operational intelligence | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | | Stars | 4,926 | 71,899 | | Forks | 221 | 19,126 | | Open issues | 22 | 3,821 | | Language | Go | Go | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | Computer Vision, Developer Tools, Inference & Serving | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [whodb](/tools/clidey-whodb.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 0d | 1d | | Open issues (now) | 22 | 3.8k | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/clidey-whodb/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose whodb if… - Tags unique to whodb: anthropic, clickhouse, data-analysis, data-visualization. - Also covers Computer Vision. - More recently updated (last pushed Jul 14, 2026). ### Choose moby if… - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go. - Also covers LLM Frameworks. - moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ## When NOT to use whodb - 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. ## 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 whodb and moby? whodb: Where data access meets operational intelligence. 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 whodb over moby? Choose whodb over moby when Tags unique to whodb: anthropic, clickhouse, data-analysis, data-visualization; Also covers Computer Vision; More recently updated (last pushed Jul 14, 2026). ### When should I choose moby over whodb? Choose moby over whodb when Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go; Also covers LLM Frameworks; moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### When should I avoid whodb? 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. ### 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 whodb or moby more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 4,926). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are whodb and moby open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (whodb: Apache-2.0, moby: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to whodb or moby? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [whodb alternatives](/tools/clidey-whodb/alternatives) and [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) ([whodb markdown twin](/tools/clidey-whodb/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/clidey-whodb-vs-moby-moby.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, whodb or moby? whodb: 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 whodb and moby? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [whodb trust report](/tools/clidey-whodb/trust); [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=clidey-whodb`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=clidey-whodb) - 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/_