--- title: "moby vs mirrormate" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/moby-moby-vs-orangekame3-mirrormate" tools: ["moby-moby", "orangekame3-mirrormate"] --- # moby vs mirrormate *GraphCanon updated Jul 11, 2026* ## Verdict Pick moby when moby is primarily Go; mirrormate is TypeScript; pick mirrormate when mirrormate 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. [mirrormate](https://orangekame3.dev/mirrormate/) has 481 stars, 28 forks, and 3 open issues, last pushed Jan 7, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby) and [mirrormate's repository](https://github.com/orangekame3/mirrormate). | | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | [mirrormate](/tools/orangekame3-mirrormate.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | Self-hosted personalized AI in a mirror. | | Stars | 71,899 | 481 | | Forks | 19,126 | 28 | | Open issues | 3,821 | 3 | | Language | Go | TypeScript | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | | Categories | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks, Speech & Audio | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | [mirrormate](/tools/orangekame3-mirrormate.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Slowing (36%) | | Days since push | 1d | 185d | | Open issues (now) | 3.8k | 3 | | Owner type | Organization | User | | Security scan | No criticals | No lockfile | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/orangekame3-mirrormate/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose moby if… - moby is primarily Go; mirrormate is TypeScript. - License: moby is Apache-2.0, mirrormate is MIT. - Tags unique to moby: containers, docker, go, golang. - Also covers Developer Tools. - moby ships Docker support for self-hosted deployment. ### Choose mirrormate if… - mirrormate is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go. - License: mirrormate is MIT, moby is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to mirrormate: ai, llm-inference, local-llm, magicmirror. - Also covers Speech & Audio. ## 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 mirrormate - Last GitHub push was 186 days ago (slowing maintenance, Jan 7, 2026). Validate activity before betting a new project on mirrormate. - 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 mirrormate? moby: The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems. mirrormate: Self-hosted personalized AI in a mirror.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose moby over mirrormate? Choose moby over mirrormate when moby is primarily Go; mirrormate is TypeScript; License: moby is Apache-2.0, mirrormate 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 mirrormate over moby? Choose mirrormate over moby when mirrormate is primarily TypeScript; moby is Go; License: mirrormate is MIT, moby is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to mirrormate: ai, llm-inference, local-llm, magicmirror; Also covers Speech & Audio. ### 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 mirrormate? Last GitHub push was 186 days ago (slowing maintenance, Jan 7, 2026). Validate activity before betting a new project on mirrormate. 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 mirrormate more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 481). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are moby and mirrormate open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (moby: Apache-2.0, mirrormate: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to moby or mirrormate? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) and [mirrormate alternatives](/tools/orangekame3-mirrormate/alternatives) ([moby markdown twin](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives.md), [mirrormate markdown twin](/tools/orangekame3-mirrormate/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-orangekame3-mirrormate.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, moby or mirrormate? moby: Very active. mirrormate: Slowing. 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 mirrormate? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust); [mirrormate trust report](/tools/orangekame3-mirrormate/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/_