--- title: "moby vs wllama" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/moby-moby-vs-ngxson-wllama" tools: ["moby-moby", "ngxson-wllama"] --- # moby vs wllama *GraphCanon updated Jul 12, 2026* ## Verdict Pick moby when moby is primarily Go; wllama is TypeScript; pick wllama when wllama 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. [wllama](https://huggingface.co/spaces/ngxson/wllama) has 1.1k stars, 106 forks, and 50 open issues, last pushed Jun 17, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby) and [wllama's repository](https://github.com/ngxson/wllama). | | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | [wllama](/tools/ngxson-wllama.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | WebAssembly binding for llama.cpp - Enabling on-browser LLM inference | | Stars | 71,899 | 1,138 | | Forks | 19,126 | 106 | | Open issues | 3,821 | 50 | | Language | Go | TypeScript | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | | Categories | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | [wllama](/tools/ngxson-wllama.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Active (82%) | | Days since push | 1d | 23d | | Open issues (now) | 3.8k | 50 | | Owner type | Organization | User | | Security scan | No criticals | 9 low (9 low) | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/ngxson-wllama/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose moby if… - moby is primarily Go; wllama is TypeScript. - License: moby is Apache-2.0, wllama is MIT. - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. - Also covers Developer Tools. - moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### Choose wllama if… - wllama is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go. - License: wllama is MIT, moby is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to wllama: llama, llamacpp, llm, typescript. ## 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 wllama - 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 wllama? moby: The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems. wllama: WebAssembly binding for llama.cpp - Enabling on-browser LLM inference. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose moby over wllama? Choose moby over wllama when moby is primarily Go; wllama is TypeScript; License: moby is Apache-2.0, wllama 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 wllama over moby? Choose wllama over moby when wllama is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go; License: wllama is MIT, moby is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to wllama: llama, llamacpp, llm, typescript. ### 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 wllama? 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 wllama more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 1,138). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are moby and wllama open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (moby: Apache-2.0, wllama: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to moby or wllama? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) and [wllama alternatives](/tools/ngxson-wllama/alternatives) ([moby markdown twin](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives.md), [wllama markdown twin](/tools/ngxson-wllama/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-ngxson-wllama.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, moby or wllama? moby: Very active. wllama: 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 wllama? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust); [wllama trust report](/tools/ngxson-wllama/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/_