--- title: "moby vs page-assist" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/moby-moby-vs-n4ze3m-page-assist" tools: ["moby-moby", "n4ze3m-page-assist"] --- # moby vs page-assist *GraphCanon updated Jul 15, 2026* ## Verdict Pick moby when moby is primarily Go; page-assist is TypeScript; pick page-assist when page-assist is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go. [moby](https://mobyproject.org/) reports 72k GitHub stars, 19k forks, and 3.8k open issues, last pushed Jul 10, 2026. [page-assist](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/page-assist-a-web-ui-for/jfgfiigpkhlkbnfnbobbkinehhfdhndo) has 8.1k stars, 761 forks, and 348 open issues, last pushed Jul 12, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby) and [page-assist's repository](https://github.com/n4ze3m/page-assist). | | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | [page-assist](/tools/n4ze3m-page-assist.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | Use your locally running AI models to assist you in your web browsing | | Stars | 71,899 | 8,067 | | Forks | 19,126 | 761 | | Open issues | 3,821 | 348 | | Language | Go | TypeScript | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | | 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._ | | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | [page-assist](/tools/n4ze3m-page-assist.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 1d | 2d | | Open issues (now) | 3.8k | 348 | | Owner type | Organization | User | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/n4ze3m-page-assist/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose moby if… - moby is primarily Go; page-assist is TypeScript. - License: moby is Apache-2.0, page-assist is MIT. - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. - moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### Choose page-assist if… - page-assist is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go. - License: page-assist is MIT, moby is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to page-assist: chat-application, chrome-extension, localllm, ollama. - page-assist ships an MCP server manifest. ## 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. ## When NOT to use page-assist - 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 moby and page-assist? moby: The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems. page-assist: Use your locally running AI models to assist you in your web browsing. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose moby over page-assist? Choose moby over page-assist when moby is primarily Go; page-assist is TypeScript; License: moby is Apache-2.0, page-assist is MIT; Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang; moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### When should I choose page-assist over moby? Choose page-assist over moby when page-assist is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go; License: page-assist is MIT, moby is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to page-assist: chat-application, chrome-extension, localllm, ollama; page-assist ships an MCP server manifest. ### 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. ### When should I avoid page-assist? 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 moby or page-assist more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 8,067). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are moby and page-assist open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (moby: Apache-2.0, page-assist: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to moby or page-assist? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) and [page-assist alternatives](/tools/n4ze3m-page-assist/alternatives) ([moby markdown twin](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives.md), [page-assist markdown twin](/tools/n4ze3m-page-assist/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/moby-moby-vs-n4ze3m-page-assist.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, moby or page-assist? moby: Very active. page-assist: 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 moby and page-assist? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust); [page-assist trust report](/tools/n4ze3m-page-assist/trust). --- **Machine-readable endpoints** - JSON: [`/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=moby-moby`](/api/graphcanon/graph?tool=moby-moby) - 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/_