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bento vs xleak
bento has 5,277 GitHub stars, 359 forks, 38 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. xleak has 1,503 stars, 66 forks, 13 open issues and last shipped 24 days ago. bento leads on adoption by 251% (5,277 vs 1,503 stars). bento is written in TypeScript under MIT; xleak is written in Rust under MIT. bento has attracted 7% as many forks as stars, xleak 4%. bento 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
| bento | xleak | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 5.3K | ★ 1.5K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-28 | 2026-09-07 |
| Forks | ⑂ 359 | ⑂ 66 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick bento if
- You weight community size — 5.3K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick xleak if
- You want the xleak feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and xleak fits your workflow better
About bento
Bento is an MIT licensed, local first PowerPoint alternative that ships as a single self contained HTML file, in which the deck carries its own viewer, presenter and editor so that anyone who opens it in a modern browser can edit or present it without installing anything.
read the full bento overview →
About xleak
xleak is a fast, MIT licensed terminal Excel viewer with an interactive TUI, written in Rust and aimed at developers, data engineers and system administrators who need to read spreadsheet files from a command line or an SSH session instead of opening Microsoft Excel.
read the full xleak overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is bento or xleak more popular?
bento has 5,277 GitHub stars and xleak has 1,503. bento has the larger community by that measure.
Are bento and xleak free?
Both are open source. bento is licensed under MIT and xleak under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between bento and xleak?
bento is written in TypeScript and xleak in Rust. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, bento or xleak?
Choose bento if you want the larger community (5,277 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose xleak if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.