--- title: "moby vs open-dungeon" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/moby-moby-vs-newideas99-open-dungeon" tools: ["moby-moby", "newideas99-open-dungeon"] --- # moby vs open-dungeon *GraphCanon updated Jul 15, 2026* ## Verdict Pick moby when moby is primarily Go; open-dungeon is TypeScript; pick open-dungeon when open-dungeon 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. [open-dungeon](https://github.com/newideas99/open-dungeon) has 211 stars, 19 forks, and 0 open issues, last pushed Jul 6, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby) and [open-dungeon's repository](https://github.com/newideas99/open-dungeon). | | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | [open-dungeon](/tools/newideas99-open-dungeon.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | Open Dungeon, the first easy-to-use, fully local AI roleplay app. Story and inline scene images generated 100% on your machine (Gemma 4 QAT via Ollama(and others) + FLUX). No accounts, no API keys, no | | Stars | 71,899 | 211 | | Forks | 19,126 | 19 | | Open issues | 3,821 | 0 | | Language | Go | TypeScript | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | | Categories | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | Computer Vision, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | [open-dungeon](/tools/newideas99-open-dungeon.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Active (82%) | | Days since push | 1d | 9d | | Open issues (now) | 3.8k | 0 | | Owner type | Organization | User | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/newideas99-open-dungeon/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose moby if… - moby is primarily Go; open-dungeon is TypeScript. - License: moby is Apache-2.0, open-dungeon is MIT. - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. - Also covers Developer Tools. - moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### Choose open-dungeon if… - open-dungeon is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go. - License: open-dungeon is MIT, moby is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to open-dungeon: gemma, image-generation, interactive-fiction, local-llm. - Also covers Computer Vision. ## 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 open-dungeon - 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 open-dungeon? moby: The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems. open-dungeon: Open Dungeon, the first easy-to-use, fully local AI roleplay app. Story and inline scene images generated 100% on your machine (Gemma 4 QAT via Ollama(and others) + FLUX). No accounts, no API keys, no. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose moby over open-dungeon? Choose moby over open-dungeon when moby is primarily Go; open-dungeon is TypeScript; License: moby is Apache-2.0, open-dungeon is MIT; Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang; Also covers Developer Tools; moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### When should I choose open-dungeon over moby? Choose open-dungeon over moby when open-dungeon is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go; License: open-dungeon is MIT, moby is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to open-dungeon: gemma, image-generation, interactive-fiction, local-llm; Also covers Computer Vision. ### 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 open-dungeon? 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 open-dungeon more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 211). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are moby and open-dungeon open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (moby: Apache-2.0, open-dungeon: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to moby or open-dungeon? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) and [open-dungeon alternatives](/tools/newideas99-open-dungeon/alternatives) ([moby markdown twin](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives.md), [open-dungeon markdown twin](/tools/newideas99-open-dungeon/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-newideas99-open-dungeon.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, moby or open-dungeon? moby: Very active. open-dungeon: 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 open-dungeon? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust); [open-dungeon trust report](/tools/newideas99-open-dungeon/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/_