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Alokai vs Webiny
Alokai has 10,944 GitHub stars, 2,064 forks, 52 open issues and last shipped 3 months ago. Webiny has 8,040 stars, 677 forks, 352 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Alokai leads on adoption by 36% (10,944 vs 8,040 stars). Alokai is written in various languages under a licence not recorded in this registry; Webiny is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence. Alokai has attracted 19% as many forks as stars, Webiny 8%. Webiny was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
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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| Alokai | Webiny | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 11K | ★ 8.0K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | — | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-06-09 | 2026-09-19 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.1K | ⑂ 677 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Alokai if
- You weight community size — 11K stars and counting
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Webiny if
- You want the Webiny feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and Webiny fits your workflow better
About Alokai
Alokai is an open source ecosystem of developer tools and a Frontend as a Service solution for composable commerce. It lives in the headless commerce ecosystem, where ecommerce backends expose APIs and separate frontend applications deliver storefronts.
read the full Alokai overview →
About Webiny
Webiny is an open source, self hosted content platform that runs entirely on AWS serverless infrastructure inside your own account, and it is built for developers at large organizations who want to extend a CMS in TypeScript code rather than configure a closed product through a user interface.
read the full Webiny overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Alokai or Webiny more popular?
Alokai has 10,944 GitHub stars and Webiny has 8,040. Alokai has the larger community by that measure.
Are Alokai and Webiny free?
Neither Alokai nor Webiny declares a licence in this registry, so check each project's own repository before relying on either for a commercial use. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Alokai and Webiny?
Alokai is written in various languages and Webiny in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Alokai or Webiny?
Choose Alokai if you want the larger community (10,944 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose Webiny if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.