--- title: "moby vs incognide" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/moby-moby-vs-npc-worldwide-incognide" tools: ["moby-moby", "npc-worldwide-incognide"] --- # moby vs incognide *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick moby when moby is primarily Go; incognide is TypeScript; pick incognide when incognide 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. [incognide](https://enpisi.com/incognide.html) has 454 stars, 46 forks, and 16 open issues, last pushed Jul 9, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby) and [incognide's repository](https://github.com/NPC-Worldwide/incognide). | | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | [incognide](/tools/npc-worldwide-incognide.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | Explore the unknown, build the future, own your data. | | Stars | 71,899 | 454 | | Forks | 19,126 | 46 | | Open issues | 3,821 | 16 | | 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) | [incognide](/tools/npc-worldwide-incognide.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Days since push | 1d | 2d | | Open issues (now) | 3.8k | 16 | | Security scan | No criticals | No lockfile | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/npc-worldwide-incognide/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose moby if… - moby is primarily Go; incognide is TypeScript. - License: moby is Apache-2.0, incognide is MIT. - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. - Also covers Developer Tools. - moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### Choose incognide if… - incognide is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go. - License: incognide is MIT, moby is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to incognide: agents, ai, ai-agents, artificial-intelligence. - 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 incognide - 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 incognide? moby: The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems. incognide: Explore the unknown, build the future, own your data.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose moby over incognide? Choose moby over incognide when moby is primarily Go; incognide is TypeScript; License: moby is Apache-2.0, incognide 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 incognide over moby? Choose incognide over moby when incognide is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go; License: incognide is MIT, moby is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to incognide: agents, ai, ai-agents, artificial-intelligence; 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 incognide? 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 incognide more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 454). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are moby and incognide open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (moby: Apache-2.0, incognide: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to moby or incognide? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) and [incognide alternatives](/tools/npc-worldwide-incognide/alternatives) ([moby markdown twin](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives.md), [incognide markdown twin](/tools/npc-worldwide-incognide/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-npc-worldwide-incognide.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, moby or incognide? moby: Very active. incognide: 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 incognide? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust); [incognide trust report](/tools/npc-worldwide-incognide/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/_