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Kaneo vs agentrq
Kaneo has 9,134 GitHub stars, 800 forks, 70 open issues and last shipped yesterday. agentrq has 1,123 stars, 80 forks, 6 open issues and last shipped today. Kaneo leads on adoption by 713% (9,134 vs 1,123 stars). Kaneo is written in TypeScript under MIT; agentrq is written in Go under Apache-2.0. Kaneo has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, agentrq 7%. agentrq was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (mcp), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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| Kaneo | agentrq | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 9.1K | ★ 1.1K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-19 | 2026-09-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 800 | ⑂ 80 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Kaneo if
- You weight community size — 9.1K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick agentrq if
- You want the agentrq feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and agentrq fits your workflow better
About Kaneo
Kaneo is an open source project management tool for development teams, published under the MIT license and written in TypeScript. It describes itself as "all you need, nothing you don't," and its README frames the design goal around restraint: the project's authors argue that the problem with most project management platforms is not a lack of features but an excess of them, where notifications, unnecessary buttons and complex workflows pull teams away from building products. Kaneo belongs to the self hosted project and work management ecosystem, and its topic list places it explicitly alongside issue trackers and…
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About agentrq
AgentRQ is a self hosted, Apache 2.0 human in the loop task manager that gives human operators and AI agents one shared workspace over the Model Context Protocol, aimed at people who run their own Claude subscriptions or any agent harness with ACP support.
read the full agentrq overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Kaneo or agentrq more popular?
Kaneo has 9,134 GitHub stars and agentrq has 1,123. Kaneo has the larger community by that measure.
Are Kaneo and agentrq free?
Both are open source. Kaneo is licensed under MIT and agentrq under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Kaneo and agentrq?
Kaneo is written in TypeScript and agentrq in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Kaneo or agentrq?
Choose Kaneo if you want the larger community (9,134 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose agentrq if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.