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Bluesky vs voyager
Bluesky has 18,364 GitHub stars, 2,872 forks, 2,400 open issues and last shipped yesterday. voyager has 1,829 stars, 175 forks, 256 open issues and last shipped 6 days ago. Bluesky leads on adoption by 904% (18,364 vs 1,829 stars). Bluesky is written in TypeScript under MIT; voyager is written in TypeScript under AGPL-3.0. Bluesky has attracted 16% as many forks as stars, voyager 10%. 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 | voyager | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 18K | ★ 1.8K |
| License | MIT | AGPL-3.0 |
| Written in | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-28 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.9K | ⑂ 175 |
| 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 voyager if
- You want the voyager feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the AGPL-3.0 license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and voyager fits your workflow better
About Bluesky
Bluesky Social App Welcome friends! This is the codebase for the Bluesky Social app. Get the app itself: Web: bsky.app iOS: App Store Android: Play Store Development Resources This is a React Native application, written in the TypeScript programming language. It builds on the atproto TypeScript packages (like @atproto/api ), which are also open source, but in a different git repository. There is a small amount of Go language source code (in ./bskyweb/ ), for a web service that returns the React Native Web application. The Build Instructions are a good place to get started with the app itself. The Authenticated…
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About voyager
Voyager A mobile first Lemmy web client Report Bug · Request Feature · Releases & 8203; Voyager for Lemmy Voyager is an Apollo like open source web client for Lemmy. It's a mobile first app, but works great on desktop devices, too. Please feel free to try it out! What does Voyager currently support? Light/dark mode View and subscribe to communities Multi account support Single comment thread context view Upvote, downvote and reply to threads and comments Interact with user profiles Comment thread collapsing A bunch of swipe gestures Messaging, mentions and replies Creating new posts (url/photo/text)…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Bluesky or voyager more popular?
Bluesky has 18,364 GitHub stars and voyager has 1,829. Bluesky has the larger community by that measure.
Are Bluesky and voyager free?
Both are open source. Bluesky is licensed under MIT and voyager under AGPL-3.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Bluesky and voyager?
Bluesky is written in TypeScript and voyager 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, Bluesky or voyager?
Choose Bluesky if you want the larger community (18,364 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose voyager if its feature set, stack or AGPL-3.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.