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Appwrite vs Ceedling
Appwrite has 57,404 GitHub stars, 5,727 forks, 1,008 open issues and last shipped today. Ceedling has 851 stars, 273 forks, 248 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Appwrite leads on adoption by 6,645% (57,404 vs 851 stars). Appwrite is written in PHP under BSD-3-Clause; Ceedling is written in Ruby under MIT. Appwrite has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, Ceedling 32%. Appwrite 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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| Appwrite | Ceedling | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 57K | ★ 851 |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | MIT |
| Written in | PHP | Ruby |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.7K | ⑂ 273 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Appwrite if
- You weight community size — 57K stars and counting
- You want the BSD-3-Clause license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Ceedling if
- You want the Ceedling feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You evaluated both and Ceedling fits your workflow better
About Appwrite
Appwrite is an open source backend platform that consolidates infrastructure services—authentication, databases, storage, functions, messaging, hosting, and real time capabilities—into a single, unified system. It runs as a self hosted service or via a managed cloud offering (Appwrite Cloud), targeting developers who want to avoid assembling and maintaining disparate backend tools.
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About Ceedling
Ceedling ======== Ceedling 1.1.8 is the latest and greatest. See [ Release Notes ][release notes], Changelog , [ Breaking Changes ][breaking changes], and [ Known Issues ][known issues]. See 🚀 Getting Started for installation and new project set up. New goodies in 1.1.x: A [Partial][partials docs] allows a test to mix mocked and real functions from the same source module in a single test file and enables testing of static and inline functions without modifying source code. Ceedling is now complemented by a full, searchable [documentation site][ceedling docs site] available both online and as a local bundle expor…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Appwrite or Ceedling more popular?
Appwrite has 57,404 GitHub stars and Ceedling has 851. Appwrite has the larger community by that measure.
Are Appwrite and Ceedling free?
Both are open source. Appwrite is licensed under BSD-3-Clause and Ceedling under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Appwrite and Ceedling?
Appwrite is written in PHP and Ceedling in Ruby. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Appwrite or Ceedling?
Choose Appwrite if you want the larger community (57,404 stars) or its BSD-3-Clause licence terms. Choose Ceedling if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.