--- title: "Foundry-Local vs moby" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/microsoft-foundry-local-vs-moby-moby" tools: ["microsoft-foundry-local", "moby-moby"] --- # Foundry-Local vs moby *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick Foundry-Local when foundry-Local is primarily C++; moby is Go; pick moby when moby is primarily Go; Foundry-Local is C++. [Foundry-Local](https://foundrylocal.ai) reports 2.4k GitHub stars, 337 forks, and 65 open issues, last pushed Jul 11, 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 [Foundry-Local's repository](https://github.com/microsoft/Foundry-Local) and [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby). | | [Foundry-Local](/tools/microsoft-foundry-local.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | Foundry-Local | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | | Stars | 2,412 | 71,899 | | Forks | 337 | 19,126 | | Open issues | 65 | 3,821 | | Language | C++ | Go | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Other | Apache-2.0 | | Categories | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, Speech & Audio | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [Foundry-Local](/tools/microsoft-foundry-local.md) | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 0d | 1d | | Open issues (now) | 65 | 3.8k | | Security scan | No lockfile | No criticals | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/microsoft-foundry-local/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose Foundry-Local if… - Foundry-Local is primarily C++; moby is Go. - License: Foundry-Local is Other, moby is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to Foundry-Local: ai-sdk, chat-completions, foundry-local, gpu-acceleration. - Also covers Speech & Audio. ### Choose moby if… - moby is primarily Go; Foundry-Local is C++. - License: moby is Apache-2.0, Foundry-Local is Other. - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. - Also covers LLM Frameworks. - moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ## When NOT to use Foundry-Local - 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 Foundry-Local and moby? Foundry-Local: Foundry-Local. 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 Foundry-Local over moby? Choose Foundry-Local over moby when Foundry-Local is primarily C++; moby is Go; License: Foundry-Local is Other, moby is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to Foundry-Local: ai-sdk, chat-completions, foundry-local, gpu-acceleration; Also covers Speech & Audio. ### When should I choose moby over Foundry-Local? Choose moby over Foundry-Local when moby is primarily Go; Foundry-Local is C++; License: moby is Apache-2.0, Foundry-Local is Other; Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang; Also covers LLM Frameworks; moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### When should I avoid Foundry-Local? 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 Foundry-Local or moby more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 2,412). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are Foundry-Local and moby open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (Foundry-Local: Other, moby: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to Foundry-Local or moby? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [Foundry-Local alternatives](/tools/microsoft-foundry-local/alternatives) and [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) ([Foundry-Local markdown twin](/tools/microsoft-foundry-local/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/microsoft-foundry-local-vs-moby-moby.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, Foundry-Local or moby? Foundry-Local: 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 Foundry-Local and moby? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [Foundry-Local trust report](/tools/microsoft-foundry-local/trust); [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=microsoft-foundry-local`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=microsoft-foundry-local) - 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/_