Microsoft Recommenders by Microsoft
Best Practices on Recommendation Systems
About Microsoft Recommenders
From the project's README at github.com/Microsoft/Recommenders. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
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We are happy to announce that we have reached 20,000 stars on GitHub! Thank you for your support and contributions to the Recommenders project. We are excited to continue building and improving this project with your help.
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 22k | github.com/Microsoft/Recommenders |
| GitHub forks | 3.3k | github.com/Microsoft/Recommenders |
| PYPI downloads (last month) | 23k | recommenders |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 7.8 years | since Sep 2018 |
| Last commit | 2 months ago | May 4, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 14 | last: 1.5 years ago |
| Security policy | SECURITY.md | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
What people say on Hacker News
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Ready to self-host Microsoft Recommenders?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed Jun 21, 2026.
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