--- title: "aiac vs moby" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/gofireflyio-aiac-vs-moby-moby" tools: ["gofireflyio-aiac", "moby-moby"] --- # aiac vs moby *GraphCanon updated Jul 15, 2026* ## Verdict Pick aiac when tags unique to aiac: ai, amazon-bedrock, chatgpt, iac; pick moby when tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. [aiac](https://github.com/gofireflyio/aiac) reports 3.8k GitHub stars, 294 forks, and 2 open issues, last pushed Mar 24, 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 [aiac's repository](https://github.com/gofireflyio/aiac) and [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby). | | [aiac](/tools/gofireflyio-aiac.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure-as-Code Generator. | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | | Stars | 3,787 | 71,899 | | Forks | 294 | 19,126 | | Open issues | 2 | 3,821 | | Language | Go | Go | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [aiac](/tools/gofireflyio-aiac.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Slowing (36%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 113d | 1d | | Open issues (now) | 2 | 3.8k | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/gofireflyio-aiac/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose aiac if… - Tags unique to aiac: ai, amazon-bedrock, chatgpt, iac. - Leaner open-issue backlog (2). ### Choose moby if… - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. - Also covers Developer Tools. - More GitHub stars (72k vs 3.8k) - visibility, not fit. ## When NOT to use aiac - Last GitHub push was 113 days ago (slowing maintenance, Mar 24, 2026). Validate activity before betting a new project on aiac. - 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 aiac and moby? aiac: Artificial Intelligence Infrastructure-as-Code Generator.. 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 aiac over moby? Choose aiac over moby when Tags unique to aiac: ai, amazon-bedrock, chatgpt, iac; Leaner open-issue backlog (2). ### When should I choose moby over aiac? Choose moby over aiac when Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang; Also covers Developer Tools; More GitHub stars (72k vs 3.8k) - visibility, not fit. ### When should I avoid aiac? Last GitHub push was 113 days ago (slowing maintenance, Mar 24, 2026). Validate activity before betting a new project on aiac. 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 aiac or moby more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 3,787). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are aiac and moby open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (aiac: Apache-2.0, moby: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to aiac or moby? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [aiac alternatives](/tools/gofireflyio-aiac/alternatives) and [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) ([aiac markdown twin](/tools/gofireflyio-aiac/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/gofireflyio-aiac-vs-moby-moby.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, aiac or moby? aiac: 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 aiac and moby? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [aiac trust report](/tools/gofireflyio-aiac/trust); [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=gofireflyio-aiac`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=gofireflyio-aiac) - 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/_