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Appwrite vs cuber-gem
Appwrite has 57,400 GitHub stars, 5,725 forks, 1,008 open issues and last shipped yesterday. cuber-gem has 713 stars, 27 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 5 months ago. Appwrite leads on adoption by 7,950% (57,400 vs 713 stars). Appwrite is written in PHP under BSD-3-Clause; cuber-gem is written in Ruby under Apache-2.0. Appwrite has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, cuber-gem 4%. Appwrite was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 1 topic tag (docker), so they are genuine substitutes rather than adjacent tools.
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 | cuber-gem | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 57K | ★ 713 |
| License | BSD-3-Clause | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | PHP | Ruby |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-04-12 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.7K | ⑂ 27 |
| 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 cuber-gem if
- You want the cuber-gem feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You evaluated both and cuber-gem 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.
read the full Appwrite overview →
About cuber-gem
Cuber is an Apache 2.0 licensed, Ruby based automation tool that packages and deploys applications written in any language or framework onto Kubernetes from a roughly ten line Cuberfile and a single cuber deploy command, aimed at developers and small teams who want the simplicity of a platform as a service without its cost or provider lock in.
read the full cuber-gem overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Appwrite or cuber-gem more popular?
Appwrite has 57,400 GitHub stars and cuber-gem has 713. Appwrite has the larger community by that measure.
Are Appwrite and cuber-gem free?
Both are open source. Appwrite is licensed under BSD-3-Clause and cuber-gem under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Appwrite and cuber-gem?
Appwrite is written in PHP and cuber-gem 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 cuber-gem?
Choose Appwrite if you want the larger community (57,400 stars) or its BSD-3-Clause licence terms. Choose cuber-gem if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.