--- title: "dstack vs moby" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/dstack-tee-dstack-vs-moby-moby" tools: ["dstack-tee-dstack", "moby-moby"] --- # dstack vs moby *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick dstack when dstack is primarily Rust; moby is Go; pick moby when moby is primarily Go; dstack is Rust. [dstack](https://dstack.org) reports 517 GitHub stars, 88 forks, and 64 open issues, last pushed Jul 11, 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 [dstack's repository](https://github.com/Dstack-TEE/dstack) and [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby). | | [dstack](/tools/dstack-tee-dstack.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Open framework for confidential AI | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | | Stars | 517 | 71,899 | | Forks | 88 | 19,126 | | Open issues | 64 | 3,821 | | Language | Rust | Go | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | 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._ | | [dstack](/tools/dstack-tee-dstack.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 0d | 1d | | Open issues (now) | 64 | 3.8k | | Security scan | No lockfile | No criticals | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/dstack-tee-dstack/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose dstack if… - dstack is primarily Rust; moby is Go. - Tags unique to dstack: confidential-ai, confidential-computing, intel-tdx, private-ai. - Also covers Computer Vision. ### Choose moby if… - moby is primarily Go; dstack is Rust. - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. - Also covers Developer Tools. - moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ## When NOT to use dstack - 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 dstack and moby? dstack: Open framework for confidential AI. 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 dstack over moby? Choose dstack over moby when dstack is primarily Rust; moby is Go; Tags unique to dstack: confidential-ai, confidential-computing, intel-tdx, private-ai; Also covers Computer Vision. ### When should I choose moby over dstack? Choose moby over dstack when moby is primarily Go; dstack is Rust; Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang; Also covers Developer Tools; moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### When should I avoid dstack? 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 dstack or moby more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 517). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are dstack and moby open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (dstack: Apache-2.0, moby: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to dstack or moby? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [dstack alternatives](/tools/dstack-tee-dstack/alternatives) and [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) ([dstack markdown twin](/tools/dstack-tee-dstack/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/dstack-tee-dstack-vs-moby-moby.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, dstack or moby? dstack: 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 dstack and moby? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [dstack trust report](/tools/dstack-tee-dstack/trust); [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=dstack-tee-dstack`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=dstack-tee-dstack) - 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/_