--- title: "moby vs SmarterRouter" type: "comparison" canonical_url: "https://www.graphcanon.com/compare/moby-moby-vs-peva3-smarterrouter" tools: ["moby-moby", "peva3-smarterrouter"] --- # moby vs SmarterRouter *GraphCanon updated Jul 15, 2026* ## Verdict Pick moby when moby is primarily Go; SmarterRouter is Python; pick SmarterRouter when smarterRouter 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. [SmarterRouter](https://github.com/peva3/SmarterRouter) has 146 stars, 15 forks, and 0 open issues, last pushed May 10, 2026. Figures are from public GitHub metadata via [moby's repository](https://github.com/moby/moby) and [SmarterRouter's repository](https://github.com/peva3/SmarterRouter). | | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | [SmarterRouter](/tools/peva3-smarterrouter.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Tagline | The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems | SmarterRouter: An intelligent LLM gateway and VRAM-aware router for Ollama, llama.cpp, and OpenAI. Features semantic caching, model profiling, and automatic failover for local AI labs. | | Stars | 71,899 | 146 | | Forks | 19,126 | 15 | | Open issues | 3,821 | 0 | | Language | Go | Python | | Adopt for | - | - | | Persona | - | - | | Runtime | - | - | | License | Apache-2.0 | MIT | | Categories | Developer Tools, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | Computer Vision, Inference & Serving, LLM Frameworks | ## Trust and health _Sourced signals - not a safety guarantee. No winner column._ | | [moby](/tools/moby-moby.md) | [SmarterRouter](/tools/peva3-smarterrouter.md) | | --- | --- | --- | | Maintenance | Very active (96%) | Steady (60%) | | Days since push | 1d | 66d | | Open issues (now) | 3.8k | 0 | | Owner type | Organization | User | | Full report | [trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust.md) | [trust report](/tools/peva3-smarterrouter/trust.md) | ## Choose when ### Choose moby if… - moby is primarily Go; SmarterRouter is Python. - License: moby is Apache-2.0, SmarterRouter is MIT. - Tags unique to moby: containers, go, golang. - Also covers Developer Tools. ### Choose SmarterRouter if… - SmarterRouter is primarily Python; moby is Go. - License: SmarterRouter is MIT, moby is Apache-2.0. - Tags unique to SmarterRouter: ai-cache, ai-gateway, fastapi, gpu-monitoring. - Also covers Computer Vision. ## 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 SmarterRouter - 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 SmarterRouter? moby: The Moby Project - a collaborative project for the container ecosystem to assemble container-based systems. SmarterRouter: SmarterRouter: An intelligent LLM gateway and VRAM-aware router for Ollama, llama.cpp, and OpenAI. Features semantic caching, model profiling, and automatic failover for local AI labs.. See the comparison table for live GitHub stats and shared categories. ### When should I choose moby over SmarterRouter? Choose moby over SmarterRouter when moby is primarily Go; SmarterRouter is Python; License: moby is Apache-2.0, SmarterRouter is MIT; Tags unique to moby: containers, go, golang; Also covers Developer Tools. ### When should I choose SmarterRouter over moby? Choose SmarterRouter over moby when SmarterRouter is primarily Python; moby is Go; License: SmarterRouter is MIT, moby is Apache-2.0; Tags unique to SmarterRouter: ai-cache, ai-gateway, fastapi, gpu-monitoring; Also covers Computer Vision. ### 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 SmarterRouter? 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 SmarterRouter more popular on GitHub? moby has more GitHub stars (71,899 vs 146). Stars measure visibility, not whether either tool fits your constraints. ### Are moby and SmarterRouter open source? Yes - both are open-source projects on GitHub (moby: Apache-2.0, SmarterRouter: MIT). ### Where can I find alternatives to moby or SmarterRouter? GraphCanon lists graph-backed alternatives at [moby alternatives](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives) and [SmarterRouter alternatives](/tools/peva3-smarterrouter/alternatives) ([moby markdown twin](/tools/moby-moby/alternatives.md), [SmarterRouter markdown twin](/tools/peva3-smarterrouter/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-peva3-smarterrouter.md) mirrors this page for agents and LLM crawlers, with the same stats table and FAQ answers. ### Which is better maintained, moby or SmarterRouter? moby: Very active. SmarterRouter: Steady. 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 SmarterRouter? GraphCanon publishes per-repo trust reports with dated maintenance, provenance, and scan summaries: [moby trust report](/tools/moby-moby/trust); [SmarterRouter trust report](/tools/peva3-smarterrouter/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/_