--- title: "glide vs moby" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/einstack-glide-vs-moby-moby" tools: ["einstack-glide", "moby-moby"] --- # glide vs moby *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick glide when tags unique to glide: ai, gateway, gateway-api, genai; pick moby when tags unique to moby: containers, docker, golang. [glide](https://docs.einstack.ai/glide/) reports 160 GitHub stars, 26 forks, and 68 open issues, last pushed Aug 12, 2024. [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 [glide's repository](https://github.com/EinStack/glide) and [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby). | | [glide](/tools/einstack-glide.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | 🐦 A open blazing-fast simple model gateway for rapid development of production GenAI apps | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | | Stars | 160 | 71,899 | | Forks | 26 | 19,126 | | Open issues | 68 | 3,821 | | Language | Go | 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._ | | [glide](/tools/einstack-glide.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Dormant (18%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 698d | 1d | | Open issues (now) | 68 | 3.8k | | Security scan | 71 low (71 low) | No criticals | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/einstack-glide/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose glide if… - Tags unique to glide: ai, gateway, gateway-api, genai. - Also covers Computer Vision. - Leaner open-issue backlog (68). ### Choose moby if… - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, golang. - Also covers Developer Tools. - moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ## When NOT to use glide - Last GitHub push was 698 days ago (dormant maintenance, Aug 12, 2024). Validate activity before betting a new project on glide. - 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 glide and moby? glide: 🐦 A open blazing-fast simple model gateway for rapid development of production GenAI apps. 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 glide over moby? Choose glide over moby when Tags unique to glide: ai, gateway, gateway-api, genai; Also covers Computer Vision; Leaner open-issue backlog (68). ### When should I choose moby over glide? Choose moby over glide when Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, golang; Also covers Developer Tools; moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### When should I avoid glide? Last GitHub push was 698 days ago (dormant maintenance, Aug 12, 2024). Validate activity before betting a new project on glide. 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 glide or moby more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 160). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are glide and moby open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (glide: Apache-2.0, moby: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to glide or moby? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [glide alternatives](/tools/einstack-glide/alternatives) and [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) ([glide markdown twin](/tools/einstack-glide/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/einstack-glide-vs-moby-moby.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, glide or moby? glide: Dormant. 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 glide and moby? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [glide trust report](/tools/einstack-glide/trust); [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=einstack-glide`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=einstack-glide) - 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/_