Project comparison
Compare adoption, momentum, maintenance health, and project basics before choosing which tool to evaluate deeper.
Quantization, kernels, runtime and inference engine for mobiles, wearables, smart home and robots.
Best matched with other inference tools.
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Best matched with other inference tools.
ollama has the larger GitHub footprint with 180.4K stars.
ollama is currently growing faster at +450 stars this week.
ollama has the stronger automated maintenance signal at 88/100. This is not a security or fit verdict.
Use these signals to narrow your choice, then confirm setup, license, and fit upstream.
| Signal | Cactus | ollama |
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| Evidence status | Basic listing· 13h ago | Recently verified· 13h ago |
| GitHub stars | 5.9K | 180.4K |
| Weekly growth | +118 | +450 |
| Health score | Healthy75/100 |
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| Contributors | 51 | 600 |
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| Commits per week | 15.0 | 24.5 |
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| Open issues | 93 | 3.2K |
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| Language | C++ | Go |
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| License | NOASSERTION | MIT |
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| Last commit | 15d ago | 2d ago |
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| Last release | v2.1.0 | v0.23.2 |
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