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paddler vs bub
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Recorded Stars Comparison
● intentee/paddler (1.7K)
● bubbuild/bub (1.7K)
☆ 1.7Kpaddler stars
☆ 1.7Kbub stars
+3Difference
bubStar Leader (1.0x)
⚖️ Comparison Verdict
Star Popularity
bub Leads
+3 stars (1.0x ratio)
Forks & Derivatives
bub Leads
166 total community forks
Recent Maintenance
paddler
Pushed 1d ago
Licensing
Apache-2.0
Both share open license
Side-by-Side Facts
| Metric | intentee/paddler ↗ | bubbuild/bub ↗ |
|---|---|---|
| Description | Open-source LLM/VLM load balancer and serving platform for self-hosting LLMs (and VLMs) at scale 🏓🦙 Alternative to projects like llm-d, Docker Model Runner, etc but with less moving parts and simple deployments built around ggml ecosystem. Runs on CPU and GPU. | Bub it. Build it. A tiny agent runtime, composable with plugins. |
| GitHub Stars | ☆ 1,675 | ☆ 1,678 |
| Forks | 99 | 166 |
| Open Issues | 29 | 2 |
| Main Language | Rust | Python |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Last Push | Oct 5, 2026 | Oct 5, 2026 |
| GitHub Source | Open Source ↗ | Open Source ↗ |
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