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cap vs gorules
cap has 22,381 GitHub stars, 1,918 forks, 339 open issues and last shipped yesterday. gorules has 1,994 stars, 211 forks, 41 open issues and last shipped 24 days ago. cap leads on adoption by 1,022% (22,381 vs 1,994 stars). cap is written in Rust under a custom or non-standard licence; gorules is written in Rust under MIT. cap has attracted 9% as many forks as stars, gorules 11%. cap 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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| cap | gorules | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 22K | ★ 2.0K |
| License | Custom / other | MIT |
| Written in | Rust | Rust |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-08-25 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.9K | ⑂ 211 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick cap if
- You weight community size — 22K stars and counting
- You want the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick gorules if
- You want the gorules feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Rust
- You evaluated both and gorules fits your workflow better
About cap
Cap open source screen recording sharing project for teams. Lives web desktop software ecosystem. Uses Rust TypeScript stack, Next.js web dashboard, desktop apps macOS Windows. Presents alternative Loom. Supports importing existing Loom videos.
About gorules
ZEN Engine is cross platform open source Business Rules Engine written in Rust under MIT license. It gives one portable JSON copy of rules. Owner reads rule. Every system runs same rule. It lives in Rust ecosystem and provides native bindings for Node.js, Python, Go, Java, Kotlin, .NET, plus iOS and Android packages.
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Is cap or gorules more popular?
cap has 22,381 GitHub stars and gorules has 1,994. cap has the larger community by that measure.
Are cap and gorules free?
Both are open source. cap has no licence declared in this registry, and gorules is licensed under MIT. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between cap and gorules?
cap is written in Rust and gorules in Rust. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, cap or gorules?
Choose cap if you want the larger community (22,381 stars) or its Custom / other licence terms. Choose gorules if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.