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conductor vs YaraHunter
conductor has 32,207 GitHub stars, 1,010 forks, 253 open issues and last shipped yesterday. YaraHunter has 1,319 stars, 155 forks, 6 open issues and last shipped 7 months ago. conductor leads on adoption by 2,342% (32,207 vs 1,319 stars). conductor is written in Java under Apache-2.0; YaraHunter is written in Go under Apache-2.0. conductor has attracted 3% as many forks as stars, YaraHunter 12%. 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 | YaraHunter | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 32K | ★ 1.3K |
| License | Apache-2.0 | Apache-2.0 |
| Written in | Java | Go |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-03-07 |
| Forks | ⑂ 1.0K | ⑂ 155 |
| 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 YaraHunter if
- You want the YaraHunter 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 YaraHunter 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 YaraHunter
YaraHunter is an Apache 2.0 licensed, Go based malware scanner from Deepfence that examines container images, running Docker containers, and filesystems for indicators of compromise using a YARA ruleset, and it is built for DevSecOps and security engineers who need the same malware check to run inside a CI/CD pipeline, before deployment, and against live containers.
read the full YaraHunter overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is conductor or YaraHunter more popular?
conductor has 32,207 GitHub stars and YaraHunter has 1,319. conductor has the larger community by that measure.
Are conductor and YaraHunter free?
Both are open source. conductor is licensed under Apache-2.0 and YaraHunter under Apache-2.0. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between conductor and YaraHunter?
conductor is written in Java and YaraHunter 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 YaraHunter?
Choose conductor if you want the larger community (32,207 stars) or its Apache-2.0 licence terms. Choose YaraHunter if its feature set, stack or Apache-2.0 licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.