--- title: "ollama-app vs moby" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/jhubi1-ollama-app-vs-moby-moby" tools: ["jhubi1-ollama-app", "moby-moby"] --- # ollama-app vs moby *GraphCanon updated Jul 15, 2026* ## Verdict Pick ollama-app when ollama-app is primarily Dart; moby is Go; pick moby when moby is primarily Go; ollama-app is Dart. [ollama-app](https://github.com/JHubi1/ollama-app) reports 1.8k GitHub stars, 214 forks, and 30 open issues, last pushed Oct 28, 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 [ollama-app's repository](https://github.com/JHubi1/ollama-app) and [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby). | | [ollama-app](/tools/jhubi1-ollama-app.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | A modern and easy-to-use client for Ollama | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | | Stars | 1,786 | 71,899 | | Forks | 214 | 19,126 | | Open issues | 30 | 3,821 | | Language | Dart | Go | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | 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._ | | [ollama-app](/tools/jhubi1-ollama-app.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Slowing (36%) | Very active (96%) | | Days since push | 260d | 1d | | Open issues (now) | 30 | 3.8k | | Owner type | User | Organization | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/jhubi1-ollama-app/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose ollama-app if… - ollama-app is primarily Dart; moby is Go. - Tags unique to ollama-app: ai, android, app, linux. - Leaner open-issue backlog (30). ### Choose moby if… - moby is primarily Go; ollama-app is Dart. - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. - Also covers LLM Frameworks. - moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ## When NOT to use ollama-app - Last GitHub push was 260 days ago (slowing maintenance, Oct 28, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on ollama-app. - 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 ollama-app and moby? ollama-app: A modern and easy-to-use client for Ollama. 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 ollama-app over moby? Choose ollama-app over moby when ollama-app is primarily Dart; moby is Go; Tags unique to ollama-app: ai, android, app, linux; Leaner open-issue backlog (30). ### When should I choose moby over ollama-app? Choose moby over ollama-app when moby is primarily Go; ollama-app is Dart; Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang; Also covers LLM Frameworks; moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### When should I avoid ollama-app? Last GitHub push was 260 days ago (slowing maintenance, Oct 28, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on ollama-app. 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 ollama-app or moby more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 1,786). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are ollama-app and moby open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (ollama-app: Apache-2.0, moby: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to ollama-app or moby? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [ollama-app alternatives](/tools/jhubi1-ollama-app/alternatives) and [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) ([ollama-app markdown twin](/tools/jhubi1-ollama-app/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/jhubi1-ollama-app-vs-moby-moby.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, ollama-app or moby? ollama-app: 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 ollama-app and moby? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [ollama-app trust report](/tools/jhubi1-ollama-app/trust); [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=jhubi1-ollama-app`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=jhubi1-ollama-app) - 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/_