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Automa vs mitosis
Automa has 21,624 GitHub stars, 2,340 forks, 377 open issues and last shipped 7 months ago. mitosis has 14,390 stars, 672 forks, 176 open issues and last shipped 2 months ago. Automa leads on adoption by 50% (21,624 vs 14,390 stars). Automa is written in Vue under a custom or non-standard licence; mitosis is written in TypeScript under MIT. Automa has attracted 11% as many forks as stars, mitosis 5%. mitosis 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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Side by side
| Automa | mitosis | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 22K | ★ 14K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Vue | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-03-02 | 2026-07-21 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.3K | ⑂ 672 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Automa if
- You weight community size — 22K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Vue
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick mitosis if
- You want the mitosis feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and mitosis fits your workflow better
About Automa
Automa browser extension. Automate browser by connect blocks. Vue project. Chrome and Firefox ecosystem. Problem: repeat browser tasks take time. User make workflow with blocks. No code write. Workflows do form fill, repetitive task, screenshot, scrape website data. Can schedule when automation execute. Marketplace share and download workflow. Automa Chrome Extension Builder make standalone Chrome extension from Automa workflow. Project lives as browser extension, not hosted automation service. The project also lists Chrome and Firefox extension downloads.
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About mitosis
Mitosis is an open source compiler that lets developers write UI components once in a single codebase and compile them to React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, Solid, Alpine, Qwik, and more. It is a TypeScript project under the MIT license, maintained in the BuilderIO organization, with the repository carrying roughly 14,384 stars and 671 forks across six years of history. The project lives in the JavaScript and TypeScript component ecosystem, and its documentation, playground, and Figma integration are hosted at mitosis.builder.io.
read the full mitosis overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Automa or mitosis more popular?
Automa has 21,624 GitHub stars and mitosis has 14,390. Automa has the larger community by that measure.
Are Automa and mitosis free?
Both are open source. Automa has no licence declared in this registry, and mitosis is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Automa and mitosis?
Automa is written in Vue and mitosis in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Automa or mitosis?
Choose Automa if you want the larger community (21,624 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose mitosis if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.