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archify vs dsh-our-free-model
archify has 82,166 GitHub stars, 5,546 forks, 134 open issues and last shipped yesterday. dsh-our-free-model has 9,555 stars, 185 forks, 133 open issues and last shipped yesterday. archify leads on adoption by 760% (82,166 vs 9,555 stars). archify is written in JavaScript under MIT; dsh-our-free-model is written in JavaScript under MIT. archify has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, dsh-our-free-model 2%. dsh-our-free-model was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee. The two share 4 topic tags (ai-agents, deepseek-harness, developer-tools, dsh-plugin), 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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| archify | dsh-our-free-model | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 82K | ★ 9.6K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | JavaScript | JavaScript |
| Last push | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 |
| Forks | ⑂ 5.5K | ⑂ 185 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick archify if
- You weight community size — 82K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick dsh-our-free-model if
- You want the dsh-our-free-model feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches JavaScript
- You evaluated both and dsh-our-free-model fits your workflow better
About archify
Archify is an MIT licensed agent skill and Node.js rendering and validation system that turns a codebase or a written system description into a polished, interactive, self contained HTML system map, and it is built for developers and platform teams working inside coding agents such as Cursor, Claude Code, Codex CLI, and OpenCode.
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About dsh-our-free-model
dsh our free model is a free, unlimited model access plugin for the dsh agent harness that lets developers and AI agent tinkerers use frontier models such as DeepSeek V4.1 Flash and Kimi K3 without logging in, signing up, or supplying an API key.
read the full dsh-our-free-model overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is archify or dsh-our-free-model more popular?
archify has 82,166 GitHub stars and dsh-our-free-model has 9,555. archify has the larger community by that measure.
Are archify and dsh-our-free-model free?
Both are open source. archify is licensed under MIT and dsh-our-free-model under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between archify and dsh-our-free-model?
archify is written in JavaScript and dsh-our-free-model in JavaScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, archify or dsh-our-free-model?
Choose archify if you want the larger community (82,166 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose dsh-our-free-model if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.