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Buzz vs galene
Buzz has 36,686 GitHub stars, 4,869 forks, 3,556 open issues and last shipped yesterday. galene has 1,428 stars, 207 forks, 59 open issues and last shipped 4 days ago. Buzz leads on adoption by 2,469% (36,686 vs 1,428 stars). Buzz is written in Rust under Apache-2.0; galene is written in Go under MIT. Buzz has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, galene 14%. Buzz 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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| Buzz | galene | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 37K | ★ 1.4K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Rust | Go |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-10-30 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.9K | ⑂ 207 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Buzz if
- You weight community size — 37K 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 galene if
- You want the galene feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and galene fits your workflow better
About Buzz
Buzz 🐝 A workspace where humans and agents build together, on a relay you own. Vision · Sovereign · Forge · Agents · Architecture · Releasing · Apache 2.0 People and agents building together in the same room. What is this, really? Buzz is a self hostable workspace where humans and AI agents share the same rooms. A Buzz community is the workspace a user reaches by URL. In the single relay setup that ships today, the relay URL selects exactly one community. A hosted operator can serve many communities behind many domains or subdomains, but the client facing rule stays the same: the URL is authoritative for the…
About galene
The Galene videoconferencing system Galene is a fully featured videoconferencing system that is easy to deploy and requires very moderate server resources. It is described at . Quick start Point your browser at , ignore the unknown certificate warning, and log in with username vimes and password sybil . For full installation instructions, please see the file [galene install.md][1] in this directory. Documentation [galene install.md][1]: full installation instructions [galene.md][2]: usage and administration; [galene client.md][3]: writing clients; [galene protocol.md][4]: the client protocol; [galene api.md][5]…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Buzz or galene more popular?
Buzz has 36,686 GitHub stars and galene has 1,428. Buzz has the larger community by that measure.
Are Buzz and galene free?
Both are open source. Buzz is licensed under Apache-2.0 and galene under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Buzz and galene?
Buzz is written in Rust and galene 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, Buzz or galene?
Choose Buzz if you want the larger community (36,686 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose galene if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.