--- title: "moby vs OlliteRT" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/moby-moby-vs-nightmean-ollitert" tools: ["moby-moby", "nightmean-ollitert"] --- # moby vs OlliteRT *GraphCanon updated Jul 15, 2026* ## Verdict Pick moby when moby is primarily Go; OlliteRT is Kotlin; pick OlliteRT when olliteRT is primarily Kotlin; moby is Go. [moby](https://mobyproject.org/) reports 72k GitHub stars, 19k forks, and 3.8k open issues, last pushed Jul 10, 2026. [OlliteRT](https://github.com/NightMean/OlliteRT) has 135 stars, 14 forks, and 3 open issues, last pushed Jul 13, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby) and [OlliteRT's repository](https://github.com/NightMean/OlliteRT). | | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | [OlliteRT](/tools/nightmean-ollitert.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | Turn your Android phone into an OpenAI-compatible LLM inference server, Fully local, private and Open Source | | Stars | 71,899 | 135 | | Forks | 19,126 | 14 | | Open issues | 3,821 | 3 | | Language | Go | Kotlin | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 | | 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) | [OlliteRT](/tools/nightmean-ollitert.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Open issues (now) | 3.8k | 3 | | Owner type | Organization | User | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/nightmean-ollitert/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose moby if… - moby is primarily Go; OlliteRT is Kotlin. - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. - moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### Choose OlliteRT if… - OlliteRT is primarily Kotlin; moby is Go. - Tags unique to OlliteRT: android, anthropic-api, gemma, home-assistant. - More recently updated (last pushed Jul 13, 2026). ## 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 OlliteRT - 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 OlliteRT? moby: The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems. OlliteRT: Turn your Android phone into an OpenAI-compatible LLM inference server, Fully local, private and Open Source. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose moby over OlliteRT? Choose moby over OlliteRT when moby is primarily Go; OlliteRT is Kotlin; Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang; moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### When should I choose OlliteRT over moby? Choose OlliteRT over moby when OlliteRT is primarily Kotlin; moby is Go; Tags unique to OlliteRT: android, anthropic-api, gemma, home-assistant; More recently updated (last pushed Jul 13, 2026). ### 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 OlliteRT? 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 OlliteRT more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 135). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are moby and OlliteRT open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (moby: Apache-2.0, OlliteRT: Apache-2.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to moby or OlliteRT? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) and [OlliteRT alternatives](/tools/nightmean-ollitert/alternatives) ([moby markdown twin](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives.md), [OlliteRT markdown twin](/tools/nightmean-ollitert/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-nightmean-ollitert.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, moby or OlliteRT? moby: Very active. OlliteRT: 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 OlliteRT? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust); [OlliteRT trust report](/tools/nightmean-ollitert/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/_