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ant-design vs Gum
ant-design has 100,046 GitHub stars, 54,644 forks, 1,066 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Gum has 650 stars, 84 forks, 20 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ant-design leads on adoption by 15,292% (100,046 vs 650 stars). ant-design is written in TypeScript under MIT; Gum is written in C# under MIT. ant-design has attracted 55% as many forks as stars, Gum 13%. Gum 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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| ant-design | Gum | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 100K | ★ 650 |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | C# |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 55K | ⑂ 84 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick ant-design if
- You weight community size — 100K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Gum if
- You want the Gum feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and Gum fits your workflow better
About ant-design
Ant Design An enterprise class UI design language and React UI library. [![CI status][github action image]][github action url] [![codecov][codecov image]][codecov url] [![NPM version][npm image]][npm url] [![NPM downloads][download image]][download url] [![][bundlephobia image]][bundlephobia url] [![][jsdelivr image]][jsdelivr url] [![Follow Twitter][twitter image]][twitter url] [![dumi][dumi image]][dumi url] [![FOSSA Status][fossa image]][fossa url] [![Issues need help][help wanted image]][help wanted url] [![LFX Active Contributors][lfx image]][lfx url] Changelog · [Report Bug][github issues url] · [Request…
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About Gum
A general purpose UI layout tool built on object oriented principles. Specifically it supports: Inheritance Object instances Default/overriding variables States (categorized and uncategorized) Incredibly flexible layout engine Gum exports to human readable XML, and can be extended either using MEF or by modifying the source code directly. Beautiful UI, styled in one line Gum Forms controls look clean by default, and a single line of code restyles every control with a built in theme — same UI, completely different look. Pick one of the shipped themes or author your own. DarkPro Bubblegum Neon Retro 95 Forest…
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Frequently asked questions
Is ant-design or Gum more popular?
ant-design has 100,046 GitHub stars and Gum has 650. ant-design has the larger community by that measure.
Are ant-design and Gum free?
Both are open source. ant-design is licensed under MIT and Gum under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between ant-design and Gum?
ant-design is written in TypeScript and Gum 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, ant-design or Gum?
Choose ant-design if you want the larger community (100,046 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Gum if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.