# verl review

> verl/HybridFlow: A Flexible and Efficient RL Post-Training Framework 

Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026. Canonical page: https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/verl/

## verl at a glance

- **Category:** [Inference and training](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/categories/inference-and-training/)
- **Website:** [verl-project.github.io](https://verl-project.github.io)

## Usage data (the week of Oct 25–31, 2026)

- Board rank: #319 overall, #38 in Inference and training, momentum score 28
- Downloads that week: 4.2k (−3% vs 4-week average)
- New GitHub stars per week (last 12 weeks): Aug 9: 112; Aug 16: 114; Aug 23: 128; Aug 30: 114; Sep 6: 102; Sep 13: 111; Sep 20: 155; Sep 27: 101; Oct 4: 92; Oct 11: 96; Oct 18: 105; Oct 25: 86

## verl alternatives

| Rank | Tool | Stars | Downloads/wk |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | [dsh-our-free-model](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/ebony-vinyl-dsh-our-free-model/) | 54.3k | – |
| #2 | [magpie](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/yetone-magpie/) | 26.9k | – |
| #3 | [Strata](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/niko1221-strata/) | 37.1k | – |
| #4 | [edge0](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/edge0-ai-edge0/) | 8.9k | – |
| #5 | [OmniRoute](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/diegosouzapw-omniroute/) | 83.2k | 106k |
| #6 | [CLIProxyAPI](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/tools/router-for-me-cliproxyapi/) | 57.1k | – |

## verl FAQ

### How popular is verl?

verl has 24.1k GitHub stars as of Nov 1, 2026. It gained 86 new stars in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, against a 12-week average of 110 a week. Its main package had 4.2k downloads that week, −3% against its own 4-week average. That made it #38 among LLM inference and training tools on the Devtoolwatch Board.

### What are the best alternatives to verl?

Other LLM inference and training tools on the Devtoolwatch Board in the week of Oct 25–31, 2026, by momentum: dsh-our-free-model (#1), magpie (#2), Strata (#3), edge0 (#4), OmniRoute (#5). The alternatives table above has their numbers.

## Sources

1. [Devtoolwatch Board, the week of Oct 25–31, 2026](https://index.devtoolwatch.com/)