--- title: "moby vs aide" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/moby-moby-vs-nicepkg-aide" tools: ["moby-moby", "nicepkg-aide"] --- # moby vs aide *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick moby when moby is primarily Go; aide is TypeScript; pick aide when aide 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. [aide](https://aide.nicepkg.cn) has 2.7k stars, 208 forks, and 38 open issues, last pushed May 6, 2025. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby) and [aide's repository](https://github.com/nicepkg/aide). | | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | [aide](/tools/nicepkg-aide.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | Conquer Any Code in VSCode: One-Click Comments, Conversions, UI-to-Code, and AI Batch Processing of Files! 在 VSCode 中征服任何代码：一键注释、转换、UI 图生成代码、AI 批量处理文件！💪 | | Stars | 71,899 | 2,697 | | Forks | 19,126 | 208 | | Open issues | 3,821 | 38 | | Language | Go | TypeScript | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | | Categories | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | AI Agents, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | [aide](/tools/nicepkg-aide.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Dormant (18%) | | Days since push | 1d | 431d | | Open issues (now) | 3.8k | 38 | | Security scan | No criticals | No lockfile | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/nicepkg-aide/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose moby if… - moby is primarily Go; aide is TypeScript. - License: moby is Apache-2.0, aide is MIT. - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. - Also covers Developer Tools. - moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### Choose aide if… - aide is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go. - License: aide is MIT, moby is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to aide: agent, ai, aide, anthropic. - Also covers AI Agents. ## 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 aide - Last GitHub push was 432 days ago (dormant maintenance, May 6, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on aide. - AI Agents: Don't use an agent loop when a deterministic workflow would do; agents add latency, cost, and non-determinism. - 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 aide? moby: The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems. aide: Conquer Any Code in VSCode: One-Click Comments, Conversions, UI-to-Code, and AI Batch Processing of Files! 在 VSCode 中征服任何代码：一键注释、转换、UI 图生成代码、AI 批量处理文件！💪. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose moby over aide? Choose moby over aide when moby is primarily Go; aide is TypeScript; License: moby is Apache-2.0, aide 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 aide over moby? Choose aide over moby when aide is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go; License: aide is MIT, moby is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to aide: agent, ai, aide, anthropic; Also covers AI Agents. ### 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 aide? Last GitHub push was 432 days ago (dormant maintenance, May 6, 2025). Validate activity before betting a new project on aide. AI Agents: Don't use an agent loop when a deterministic workflow would do; agents add latency, cost, and non-determinism. 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 aide more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 2,697). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are moby and aide open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (moby: Apache-2.0, aide: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to moby or aide? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) and [aide alternatives](/tools/nicepkg-aide/alternatives) ([moby markdown twin](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives.md), [aide markdown twin](/tools/nicepkg-aide/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-nicepkg-aide.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, moby or aide? moby: Very active. aide: Dormant. 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 aide? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust); [aide trust report](/tools/nicepkg-aide/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/_