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Budibase vs ProcessWire
Budibase has 28,376 GitHub stars, 2,236 forks, 276 open issues and last shipped yesterday. ProcessWire has 1,158 stars, 210 forks, 93 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Budibase leads on adoption by 2,350% (28,376 vs 1,158 stars). Budibase is written in TypeScript under a custom or non-standard licence; ProcessWire is written in PHP under a custom or non-standard licence. Budibase has attracted 8% as many forks as stars, ProcessWire 18%. Budibase 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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| Budibase | ProcessWire | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 28K | ★ 1.2K |
| License | Custom / other | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | PHP |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 2.2K | ⑂ 210 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Budibase if
- You weight community size — 28K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick ProcessWire if
- You want the ProcessWire feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches PHP
- You evaluated both and ProcessWire fits your workflow better
About Budibase
Budibase AI Agents that run your operations Budibase is an open source operations platform that saves engineers 100s of hours building Agents, Apps and Automations, securely. 🤖 🎨 🚀 Get started we host (Budibase Cloud) · Get started you host (Docker, K8s, DO) · Docs · Feature request · Report a bug · Support: Discussions ✨ Features Run your operations on one platform Handle requests, automate workflows, manage processes, and connect your business systems without stitching together multiple tools. Employees ask questions, request approvals, and report issues every day. Budibase agents understand these requests…
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About ProcessWire
Welcome to ProcessWire 3.x This document is in Markdown. An HTML formatted version of this document can be read at: Table of Contents 1. About 2. Installation 3. Upgrading 4. Troubleshooting 5. Support About ProcessWire ProcessWire is a friendly and powerful open source CMS with an API that is a joy to use at any scale. It is both a content management system (CMS) and framework (CMF) built to save you time and work the way you do. With all custom fields, a secure foundation, proven scalability and performance, ProcessWire connects all of your content seamlessly, making your job fast, easy and fun. ProcessWire…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Budibase or ProcessWire more popular?
Budibase has 28,376 GitHub stars and ProcessWire has 1,158. Budibase has the larger community by that measure.
Are Budibase and ProcessWire free?
Neither Budibase nor ProcessWire declares a licence in this registry, so check each project's own repository before relying on either for a commercial use. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between Budibase and ProcessWire?
Budibase is written in TypeScript and ProcessWire in PHP. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Budibase or ProcessWire?
Choose Budibase if you want the larger community (28,376 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose ProcessWire if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.