--- title: "evalplus vs moby" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/evalplus-evalplus-vs-moby-moby" tools: ["evalplus-evalplus", "moby-moby"] --- # evalplus vs moby *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick evalplus when evalplus is primarily Python; moby is Go; pick moby when moby is primarily Go; evalplus is Python. [evalplus](https://evalplus.github.io) reports 1.8k GitHub stars, 202 forks, and 66 open issues, last pushed Oct 2, 2025. [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 [evalplus's repository](https://github.com/evalplus/evalplus) and [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby). | | [evalplus](/tools/evalplus-evalplus.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Rigourous evaluation of LLM-synthesized code - NeurIPS 2023 & COLM 2024 | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | | Stars | 1,774 | 71,899 | | Forks | 202 | 19,126 | | Open issues | 66 | 3,821 | | Language | Python | Go | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [evalplus](/tools/evalplus-evalplus.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Slowing (36%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 282d | 1d | | Open issues (now) | 66 | 3.8k | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/evalplus-evalplus/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose evalplus if… - evalplus is primarily Python; moby is Go. - Tags unique to evalplus: benchmark, chatgpt, efficiency, gpt-4. - Leaner open-issue backlog (66). ### Choose moby if… - moby is primarily Go; evalplus is Python. - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. - More GitHub stars (72k vs 1.8k) - visibility, not fit. ## When NOT to use evalplus - Last GitHub push was 282 days ago (slowing maintenance, Oct 2, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on evalplus. - 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. ## 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 evalplus and moby? evalplus: Rigourous evaluation of LLM-synthesized code - NeurIPS 2023 & COLM 2024. 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 evalplus over moby? Choose evalplus over moby when evalplus is primarily Python; moby is Go; Tags unique to evalplus: benchmark, chatgpt, efficiency, gpt-4; Leaner open-issue backlog (66). ### When should I choose moby over evalplus? Choose moby over evalplus when moby is primarily Go; evalplus is Python; Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang; More GitHub stars (72k vs 1.8k) - visibility, not fit. ### When should I avoid evalplus? Last GitHub push was 282 days ago (slowing maintenance, Oct 2, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on evalplus. 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. ### 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 evalplus or moby more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 1,774). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are evalplus and moby open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (evalplus: Apache-2.0, moby: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to evalplus or moby? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [evalplus alternatives](/tools/evalplus-evalplus/alternatives) and [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) ([evalplus markdown twin](/tools/evalplus-evalplus/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/evalplus-evalplus-vs-moby-moby.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, evalplus or moby? evalplus: Slowing. 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 evalplus and moby? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [evalplus trust report](/tools/evalplus-evalplus/trust); [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=evalplus-evalplus`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=evalplus-evalplus) - 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/_