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answer vs Valour
answer has 15,680 GitHub stars, 1,368 forks, 137 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. Valour has 397 stars, 39 forks, 88 open issues and last shipped 9 days ago. answer leads on adoption by 3,850% (15,680 vs 397 stars). answer is written in Go under Apache-2.0; Valour is written in C# under AGPL-3.0. answer has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, Valour 10%. answer 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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| answer | Valour | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 16K | ★ 397 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Go | C# |
| Last push | 2026-09-15 | 2026-09-09 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.4K | ⑂ 39 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick answer if
- You weight community size — 16K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Valour if
- You want the Valour feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and Valour fits your workflow better
About answer
Apache Answer is an Apache 2.0 licensed, Go and React question and answer platform that teams of any size can run as a community forum, help center, or knowledge management system, and it is aimed at organisations that want their own Q&A site rather than a hosted one.
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About Valour
Valour is an open source community platform written in C and .NET with a Blazor client, licensed AGPL 3.0, intended for people who want to run or join social communities — called planets — on infrastructure they control rather than on a vendor's servers.
read the full Valour overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is answer or Valour more popular?
answer has 15,680 GitHub stars and Valour has 397. answer has the larger community by that measure.
Are answer and Valour free?
Both are open source. answer is licensed under Apache-2.0 and Valour under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between answer and Valour?
answer is written in Go and Valour in C#. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, answer or Valour?
Choose answer if you want the larger community (15,680 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose Valour if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.