--- title: "gonzo vs moby" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/control-theory-gonzo-vs-moby-moby" tools: ["control-theory-gonzo", "moby-moby"] --- # gonzo vs moby *GraphCanon updated Jul 15, 2026* ## Verdict Pick gonzo when license: gonzo is MIT, moby is Apache-2.0; pick moby when license: moby is Apache-2.0, gonzo is MIT. [gonzo](https://www.controltheory.com/gonzo/) reports 2.7k GitHub stars, 101 forks, and 20 open issues, last pushed Jun 30, 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 [gonzo's repository](https://github.com/control-theory/gonzo) and [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby). | | [gonzo](/tools/control-theory-gonzo.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Gonzo! The Go based TUI log analysis tool | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | | Stars | 2,726 | 71,899 | | Forks | 101 | 19,126 | | Open issues | 20 | 3,821 | | Language | Go | Go | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | MIT | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [gonzo](/tools/control-theory-gonzo.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Active (82%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 14d | 1d | | Open issues (now) | 20 | 3.8k | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/control-theory-gonzo/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose gonzo if… - License: gonzo is MIT, moby is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to gonzo: ai, logs, ollama, openai. - Leaner open-issue backlog (20). ### Choose moby if… - License: moby is Apache-2.0, gonzo is MIT. - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go. - Also covers LLM Frameworks. - moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ## When NOT to use gonzo - 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 gonzo and moby? gonzo: Gonzo! The Go based TUI log analysis tool. 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 gonzo over moby? Choose gonzo over moby when License: gonzo is MIT, moby is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to gonzo: ai, logs, ollama, openai; Leaner open-issue backlog (20). ### When should I choose moby over gonzo? Choose moby over gonzo when License: moby is Apache-2.0, gonzo is MIT; Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go; Also covers LLM Frameworks; moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### When should I avoid gonzo? 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 gonzo or moby more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 2,726). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are gonzo and moby open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (gonzo: MIT, moby: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to gonzo or moby? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [gonzo alternatives](/tools/control-theory-gonzo/alternatives) and [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) ([gonzo markdown twin](/tools/control-theory-gonzo/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/control-theory-gonzo-vs-moby-moby.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, gonzo or moby? gonzo: 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 gonzo and moby? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [gonzo trust report](/tools/control-theory-gonzo/trust); [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=control-theory-gonzo`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=control-theory-gonzo) - 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/_