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Bluesky vs annict
Bluesky has 18,295 GitHub stars, 2,837 forks, 2,400 open issues and last shipped yesterday. annict has 780 stars, 97 forks, 203 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Bluesky leads on adoption by 2,246% (18,295 vs 780 stars). Bluesky is written in TypeScript under MIT; annict is written in Go under AGPL-3.0. Bluesky has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, annict 12%. Bluesky 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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| Bluesky | annict | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 18K | ★ 780 |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-16 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.8K | ⑂ 97 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Bluesky if
- You weight community size — 18K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick annict if
- You want the annict feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and annict fits your workflow better
About Bluesky
Bluesky is the open source social application codebase for the Bluesky Social app. It lives in the AT Protocol ecosystem, also called atproto, and it is written in TypeScript as a React Native application. The project provides client code for Web, iOS, and Android, and it builds on open source atproto packages such as @atproto/api, which live in a separate repository.
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About annict
Annict (アニクト) is an AGPL 3.0 licensed, Go based anime viewing record and social networking platform, published as the annict/annict repository and operated in production at annict.com, built for anime watchers who want to find the next title to watch and for the developers who run or contribute to an instance.
read the full annict overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bluesky or annict more popular?
Bluesky has 18,295 GitHub stars and annict has 780. Bluesky has the larger community by that measure.
Are Bluesky and annict free?
Both are open source. Bluesky is licensed under MIT and annict under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Bluesky and annict?
Bluesky is written in TypeScript and annict 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, Bluesky or annict?
Choose Bluesky if you want the larger community (18,295 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose annict if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.