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Archon vs origin
Archon has 23,807 GitHub stars, 3,518 forks, 321 open issues and last shipped yesterday. origin has 8,692 stars, 4,806 forks, 319 open issues and last shipped yesterday. Archon leads on adoption by 174% (23,807 vs 8,692 stars). Archon is written in TypeScript under MIT; origin is written in Go under Apache-2.0. Archon has attracted 15% as many forks as stars, origin 55%. Archon 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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| Archon | origin | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 24K | ★ 8.7K |
| License | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-02 |
| Forks | ⑂ 3.5K | ⑂ 4.8K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Archon if
- You weight community size — 24K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick origin if
- You want the origin feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and origin fits your workflow better
About Archon
Archon The first open source harness builder for AI coding. Make AI coding deterministic and repeatable. Archon is a workflow engine for AI coding agents. Define your development processes as YAML workflows planning, implementation, validation, code review, PR creation and run them reliably across all your projects. Like what Dockerfiles did for infrastructure and GitHub Actions did for CI/CD Archon does for AI coding workflows. Think n8n, but for software development. Why Archon? When you ask an AI agent to "fix this bug", what happens depends on the model's mood. It might skip planning. It might forget to run…
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About origin
Origin Kubernetes ================= This repo was previously the core Kubernetes tracking repo for OKD, and where OpenShift's hyperkube and openshift test binaries were maintained. As of July 2020, the purpose and maintenance strategy of the repo varies by branch. Maintenance of main and release x.x branches for 4.6 and above These branches no longer include the code required to produce hyperkube binaries, and are limited to maintaining the openshift tests binary. Responsibility for maintaining hyperkube has transitioned to the openshift/kubernetes repo. Backports and carries against upstream should be proposed…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Archon or origin more popular?
Archon has 23,807 GitHub stars and origin has 8,692. Archon has the larger community by that measure.
Are Archon and origin free?
Both are open source. Archon is licensed under MIT and origin under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Archon and origin?
Archon is written in TypeScript and origin in Go. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Archon or origin?
Choose Archon if you want the larger community (23,807 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose origin if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.