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amis vs cadence
amis has 18,885 GitHub stars, 2,728 forks, 1,715 open issues and last shipped 8 months ago. cadence has 9,536 stars, 930 forks, 205 open issues and last shipped yesterday. amis leads on adoption by 98% (18,885 vs 9,536 stars). amis is written in TypeScript under Apache-2.0; cadence is written in Go under Apache-2.0. amis has attracted 14% as many forks as stars, cadence 10%. cadence 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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Side by side
| amis | cadence | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 19K | ★ 9.5K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-03-18 | 2026-11-04 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.7K | ⑂ 930 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick amis if
- You weight community size — 19K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick cadence if
- You want the cadence 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 cadence fits your workflow better
About amis
文档（国内） 文档（国外） 可视化编辑器 amis admin 爱速搭 如流群：3395342 如流群2：5511067 前端低代码框架，通过 JSON 配置就能生成各种后台页面，极大减少开发成本，甚至可以不需要了解前端。 开发指南 以下是参与开发 amis 才需要看的，使用请看前面的文档。 如果 github 下载慢可以使用 gitee 上的镜像。 推荐使用 node 12/14/16。npm 7+， 因为用到了 workspaces 功能。 如果是开发编辑器，需要访问 测试 注意：本地修改代码后，执行测试用例（ npm test workspaces ）之前需要先执行 npm run build 完成编译，因为 jest 并不支持 TypeScript 发布版本 如何贡献 请使用分支开发，首先创建分支 git checkout b feat xxx 开发提交后使用 git push set upstream origin feat xxx 创建远程分支。 然后通过系统提示的 链接来提交 PR。 请采用 typescript 编写，所有合理的改动、新的公用渲染器、用例或者文档的提交都会被接收。 贡献者 低代码平台 amis 只能实现前端低代码，如果需要完整的低代码平台推荐使用爱速搭。
About cadence
Cadence Cadence Workflow is an open source platform since 2017 for building and running scalable, fault tolerant, and long running workflows. This repository contains the core orchestration engine and tools including CLI, schema managment, benchmark and canary. Getting Started Cadence backend consists of multiple services, a database (Cassandra/MySQL/PostgreSQL) and optionally Kafka+Elasticsearch. As a user, you need a worker which contains your workflow implementation. Once you have Cadence backend and worker(s) running, you can trigger workflows by using SDKs or via CLI. 1. Start cadence backend components…
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Frequently asked questions
Is amis or cadence more popular?
amis has 18,885 GitHub stars and cadence has 9,536. amis has the larger community by that measure.
Are amis and cadence free?
Both are open source. amis is licensed under Apache-2.0 and cadence under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between amis and cadence?
amis is written in TypeScript and cadence 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, amis or cadence?
Choose amis if you want the larger community (18,885 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose cadence if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.