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bevy vs pokerth
bevy has 48,268 GitHub stars, 4,846 forks, 3,418 open issues and last shipped yesterday. pokerth has 655 stars, 252 forks, 4 open issues and last shipped 3 days ago. bevy leads on adoption by 7,269% (48,268 vs 655 stars). bevy is written in Rust under Apache-2.0; pokerth is written in C++ under AGPL-3.0. bevy has attracted 10% as many forks as stars, pokerth 38%. bevy 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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| bevy | pokerth | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 48K | ★ 655 |
| License | Apache-2.0 | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | Rust | C++ |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.8K | ⑂ 252 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick bevy if
- You weight community size — 48K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick pokerth if
- You want the pokerth feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches C++
- You evaluated both and pokerth fits your workflow better
About bevy
Bevy is a free and open source, data driven game engine written in Rust that gives developers a complete 2D and 3D feature set through an Entity Component System architecture, and it is aimed at Rust programmers building games and interactive applications who accept an early stage engine that ships breaking API changes roughly every three months.
About pokerth
PokerTH is an open source Texas Hold'em poker game and engine written in C++ with Qt, for players who want to play against computer opponents or against other people over the internet, and for hosts who want to run the multiplayer server themselves.
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Frequently asked questions
Is bevy or pokerth more popular?
bevy has 48,268 GitHub stars and pokerth has 655. bevy has the larger community by that measure.
Are bevy and pokerth free?
Both are open source. bevy is licensed under Apache-2.0 and pokerth under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between bevy and pokerth?
bevy is written in Rust and pokerth in C++. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, bevy or pokerth?
Choose bevy if you want the larger community (48,268 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose pokerth if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.