Ollama vs LobeHub vs Open WebUI
3 tools side by side on public signals only.
Updated : the last week a score, rank or safety result on this page changed.
- #1Ollamamaintenance 67 · adoption 81 · docs 6973Caution
- #2LobeHubmaintenance 78 · adoption 60 · docs 6969Caution
- #3Open WebUImaintenance 55 · adoption 80 · docs 6968Caution
What this does not tell you
Scores are percentiles of public GitHub signals. Nobody here tested these tools hands-on, so the higher score is not a verdict on which suits your project. Yellow marks the higher value.
Which one fits you
From measured data and licences, not from testing.
Pick Ollama if
- You want the more widely adopted option (adoption 81).
- You need a permissive open-source licence (MIT).
Pick LobeHub if
- Recent activity and releases matter most to you (maintenance 78).
Pick Open WebUI if
- No measured signal where it leads all the others.
Safety side by side
Automated scan, 2 Nov 2026. Not a manual audit.
- CautionOllama2 critical-severity known vulnerabilities in runtime dependencies (OSV)
- CautionLobeHub3 critical-severity known vulnerabilities in runtime dependencies (OSV)
- CautionOpen WebUI13 critical-severity known vulnerabilities in runtime dependencies (OSV)
Why different labels?
A label partly reflects how much of each tool is visible and scannable, not only how risky it is. A tool without a lockfile cannot get a dependency check.
- Ollama: 2 critical-severity known vulnerabilities in runtime dependencies (OSV)
- LobeHub: 3 critical-severity known vulnerabilities in runtime dependencies (OSV)
- Open WebUI: 13 critical-severity known vulnerabilities in runtime dependencies (OSV)
Repo facts
Yellow = the higher value, where higher is better.
| Fact | Ollama | LobeHub | Open WebUI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 73 | 69 | 68 |
| Stars | 185,623 | 83,689 | 157,502 |
| Last push | 2 Nov | 2 Nov | 2 Nov |
| Releases, 90 days | 10+ | 10+ | 10+ |
| Licence | MIT | LobeHub Community License | Open WebUI License |
| Open source | Open source | Source-available (LobeHub Community License) | Source-available (Open WebUI License) |
| Language | Go | TypeScript | Python |
| Type | AI tool | AI tool | AI tool |
| Runs locally | yes | yes | yes |
| Hosted option | unknown | mentioned | unknown |
“Runs locally” and “Hosted option” are read from each README automatically (or from the official docs where noted); “unknown” means no evidence was found, not that it is absent.
Questions about Ollama vs LobeHub vs Open WebUI
Answers use this week's StackGrade data.
Ollama, LobeHub or Open WebUI: which scores higher on StackGrade?
Highest to lowest in Week 45: Ollama 73, LobeHub 69, Open WebUI 68 out of 100. The score combines maintenance, adoption and docs (percentiles of public GitHub signals): Ollama 67, 81 and 69; LobeHub 78, 60 and 69; Open WebUI 55, 80 and 69. Community (20% weight) is not measured yet. It is not a hands-on test, so a higher score does not say which tool suits your project.
Is Ollama, LobeHub or Open WebUI safer to use?
Safety labels from the automated scan of 2 Nov 2026: Ollama: Caution, 2 critical-severity known vulnerabilities in runtime dependencies (OSV); LobeHub: Caution, 3 critical-severity known vulnerabilities in runtime dependencies (OSV); Open WebUI: Caution, 13 critical-severity known vulnerabilities in runtime dependencies (OSV). It is an automated scan, not a manual audit.
Which is more widely used, Ollama, LobeHub or Open WebUI?
By GitHub stars: Ollama 185,623, Open WebUI 157,502, LobeHub 83,689. Adoption score (percentile among all 52 tracked tools): Ollama 81, LobeHub 60, Open WebUI 80. Stars are one public signal and do not measure real-world use.
Which licences do Ollama, LobeHub and Open WebUI use?
Ollama: MIT; LobeHub: LobeHub Community License; Open WebUI: Open WebUI License. Read each licence text before commercial use.
Should I pick Ollama, LobeHub or Open WebUI?
Pick Ollama if you want the more widely adopted option (adoption 81); you need a permissive open-source licence (MIT). Pick LobeHub if recent activity and releases matter most to you (maintenance 78). Pick Open WebUI if no measured signal puts it ahead of the others. This comes from measured public data and licences only, not from hands-on testing.
Full comparison table, every criterion
| Ollamaollama/ollama | LobeHublobehub/lobehub | Open WebUIopen-webui/open-webui | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 73 | 69 | 68 |
| Rank | #2 overall · #1 in use case | #7 overall · #2 in use case | #8 overall · #3 in use case |
| Maintenance (30%) | 67 | 78 | 55 |
| Adoption (30%) | 81 | 60 | 80 |
| Docs (20%) | 69 | 69 | 69 |
| Community (20%) | not measured | not measured | not measured |
| Safety | Caution
| Caution
| Caution
|
| License | MIT | LobeHub Community License | Open WebUI License |
| Open source | Open source | Source-available (LobeHub Community License) | Source-available (Open WebUI License) |
| Language | Go | TypeScript | Python |
| Stars | 185,623 | 83,689 | 157,502 |
| Last push | |||
| Type | AI tool | AI tool | AI tool |
| Runs locally | yes (README: "curl -fsSL https://ollama.com/install.sh | sh") | yes (README: "docker compose up") | yes (README: "pip install") |
| Hosted option | unknown | mentioned (README: "Hosted Version") | unknown |
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