--- title: "moby vs rkllama" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/moby-moby-vs-notpunchnox-rkllama" tools: ["moby-moby", "notpunchnox-rkllama"] --- # moby vs rkllama *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick moby when moby is primarily Go; rkllama is Python; pick rkllama when rkllama is primarily Python; moby is Go. [moby](https://mobyproject.org/) reports 72k GitHub stars, 19k forks, and 3.8k open issues, last pushed Jul 10, 2026. [rkllama](https://github.com/NotPunchnox/rkllama) has 571 stars, 97 forks, and 59 open issues, last pushed Jul 7, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby) and [rkllama's repository](https://github.com/NotPunchnox/rkllama). | | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | [rkllama](/tools/notpunchnox-rkllama.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | Ollama alternative for Rockchip NPU: An efficient solution for running AI and Deep learning models on Rockchip devices with optimized NPU support ( rkllm ) | | Stars | 71,899 | 571 | | Forks | 19,126 | 97 | | Open issues | 3,821 | 59 | | Language | Go | Python | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | GPL-3.0 | | 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) | [rkllama](/tools/notpunchnox-rkllama.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 1d | 4d | | Open issues (now) | 3.8k | 59 | | Owner type | Organization | User | | Security scan | No criticals | No lockfile | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/notpunchnox-rkllama/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose moby if… - moby is primarily Go; rkllama is Python. - License: moby is Apache-2.0, rkllama is GPL-3.0. - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. - moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### Choose rkllama if… - rkllama is primarily Python; moby is Go. - License: rkllama is GPL-3.0, moby is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to rkllama: ai, client, client-server, ia. ## 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 rkllama - 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 rkllama? moby: The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems. rkllama: Ollama alternative for Rockchip NPU: An efficient solution for running AI and Deep learning models on Rockchip devices with optimized NPU support ( rkllm ). See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose moby over rkllama? Choose moby over rkllama when moby is primarily Go; rkllama is Python; License: moby is Apache-2.0, rkllama is GPL-3.0; Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang; moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### When should I choose rkllama over moby? Choose rkllama over moby when rkllama is primarily Python; moby is Go; License: rkllama is GPL-3.0, moby is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to rkllama: ai, client, client-server, ia. ### 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 rkllama? 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 rkllama more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 571). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are moby and rkllama open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (moby: Apache-2.0, rkllama: GPL-3.0). ### Where can I find alternatives to moby or rkllama? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) and [rkllama alternatives](/tools/notpunchnox-rkllama/alternatives) ([moby markdown twin](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives.md), [rkllama markdown twin](/tools/notpunchnox-rkllama/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-notpunchnox-rkllama.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, moby or rkllama? moby: Very active. rkllama: 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 rkllama? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust); [rkllama trust report](/tools/notpunchnox-rkllama/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/_