--- title: "openmed vs moby" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/maziyarpanahi-openmed-vs-moby-moby" tools: ["maziyarpanahi-openmed", "moby-moby"] --- # openmed vs moby *GraphCanon updated Jul 15, 2026* ## Verdict Pick openmed when openmed is primarily Python; moby is Go; pick moby when moby is primarily Go; openmed is Python. [openmed](https://openmed.life/) reports 4.6k GitHub stars, 554 forks, and 567 open issues, last pushed Jul 15, 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 [openmed's repository](https://github.com/maziyarpanahi/openmed) and [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby). | | [openmed](/tools/maziyarpanahi-openmed.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Local-first healthcare AI: clinical NER & HIPAA PII de-identification that runs 100% on-device. 1,000+ medical models, 12 languages, Apple MLX + Python, no cloud, no patient data leaving your network. | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | | Stars | 4,573 | 71,899 | | Forks | 554 | 19,126 | | Open issues | 567 | 3,821 | | Language | Python | Go | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | Computer Vision, Developer Tools, LLM Frameworks | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [openmed](/tools/maziyarpanahi-openmed.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 0d | 1d | | Open issues (now) | 567 | 3.8k | | Owner type | User | Organization | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/maziyarpanahi-openmed/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose openmed if… - openmed is primarily Python; moby is Go. - Tags unique to openmed: clinical-nlp, healthcare, hipaa, ios. - Also covers Computer Vision. ### Choose moby if… - moby is primarily Go; openmed is Python. - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. - Also covers Inference & Serving. - moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ## When NOT to use openmed - Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. - 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 openmed and moby? openmed: Local-first healthcare AI: clinical NER & HIPAA PII de-identification that runs 100% on-device. 1,000+ medical models, 12 languages, Apple MLX + Python, no cloud, no patient data leaving your network.. 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 openmed over moby? Choose openmed over moby when openmed is primarily Python; moby is Go; Tags unique to openmed: clinical-nlp, healthcare, hipaa, ios; Also covers Computer Vision. ### When should I choose moby over openmed? Choose moby over openmed when moby is primarily Go; openmed is Python; Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang; Also covers Inference & Serving; moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### When should I avoid openmed? Developer Tools: A gateway is overkill when you're pinned to a single provider and model. 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 openmed or moby more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 4,573). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are openmed and moby open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (openmed: Apache-2.0, moby: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to openmed or moby? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [openmed alternatives](/tools/maziyarpanahi-openmed/alternatives) and [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) ([openmed markdown twin](/tools/maziyarpanahi-openmed/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/maziyarpanahi-openmed-vs-moby-moby.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, openmed or moby? openmed: 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 openmed and moby? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [openmed trust report](/tools/maziyarpanahi-openmed/trust); [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=maziyarpanahi-openmed`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=maziyarpanahi-openmed) - 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/_