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Buzz vs SkyOffice
Buzz has 36,686 GitHub stars, 4,869 forks, 3,556 open issues and last shipped yesterday. SkyOffice has 1,315 stars, 395 forks, 22 open issues and last shipped 11 months ago. Buzz leads on adoption by 2,690% (36,686 vs 1,315 stars). Buzz is written in Rust under Apache-2.0; SkyOffice is written in TypeScript under MIT. Buzz has attracted 13% as many forks as stars, SkyOffice 30%. 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 | SkyOffice | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 37K | ★ 1.3K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Written in | Rust | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2025-12-20 |
| Forks | ⑂ 4.9K | ⑂ 395 |
| 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 SkyOffice if
- You want the SkyOffice feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and SkyOffice 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 SkyOffice
SkyOffice An immersive virtual office Winner of 2021 Monte Jade Innovation Competition Come try it out Official Website Why we built this Concept Video 🙌 Get latest updates? Follow our Twitter. 💕 Love this project? Consider buy me a coffee. SkyOffice works on all PC browsers (mobile browsers are currently not supported) Built with Phaser3 Game engine Colyseus WebSocket based server framework React/Redux Front end framework PeerJS WebRTC for video/screen sharing TypeScript and ES6 for both client and server sides Features Proximity Chat Flexible Screen Sharing Multifunctional Rooms Text Message Chat…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Buzz or SkyOffice more popular?
Buzz has 36,686 GitHub stars and SkyOffice has 1,315. Buzz has the larger community by that measure.
Are Buzz and SkyOffice free?
Both are open source. Buzz is licensed under Apache-2.0 and SkyOffice under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Buzz and SkyOffice?
Buzz is written in Rust and SkyOffice 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, Buzz or SkyOffice?
Choose Buzz if you want the larger community (36,686 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose SkyOffice if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.