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conductor vs clusternet
conductor has 32,207 GitHub stars, 1,009 forks, 253 open issues and last shipped today. clusternet has 1,450 stars, 208 forks, 72 open issues and last shipped yesterday. conductor leads on adoption by 2,121% (32,207 vs 1,450 stars). conductor is written in Java under Apache-2.0; clusternet is written in Go under Apache-2.0. conductor has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, clusternet 14%. conductor 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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| conductor | clusternet | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 1.4K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Java | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-18 | 2026-09-17 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.0K | ⑂ 208 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick conductor if
- You weight community size — 32K stars and counting
- You want the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Java
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick clusternet if
- You want the clusternet feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Apache-2.0 license terms
- Your stack matches Go
- You evaluated both and clusternet fits your workflow better
About conductor
Conductor is an Apache 2.0 licensed, event driven agentic workflow engine written in Java that provides durable and highly resilient execution for applications and AI agents, aimed at teams running microservices, AI agents, and adaptive workflow graphs that need orchestration they can version, inspect, and recover.
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About clusternet
Managing Your Clusters (including public, private, hybrid, edge, etc.) as easily as Visiting the Internet. Out of the Box. A CNCF(Cloud Native Computing Foundation) Sandbox Project. Clusternet ( Cluster Inter net ) is an open source add on that helps you manage thousands of millions of Kubernetes clusters as easily as visiting the Internet. No matter the clusters are running on public cloud, private cloud, hybrid cloud, or at the edge, Clusternet helps setup network tunnels in a configurable way and lets you manage/visit them all as if they were running locally. This also helps eliminate the need to juggle differ…
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Frequently asked questions
Is conductor or clusternet more popular?
conductor has 32,207 GitHub stars and clusternet has 1,450. conductor has the larger community by that measure.
Are conductor and clusternet free?
Both are open source. conductor is licensed under Apache-2.0 and clusternet under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between conductor and clusternet?
conductor is written in Java and clusternet 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, conductor or clusternet?
Choose conductor if you want the larger community (32,207 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose clusternet if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.